There is not a single part of Eden Lake (oh, the irony) that has not been done in another film. From beginning to end you will recognize elements from Last House on the Left, Texas Chainsaw Massacre (old and new), Wrong Turn, Breakdown, Judgment Night, The Descent etc etc etc. It goes on and on. I feel like many of the makers of the aforementioned films deserve a royalty check from Eden Lake.Plot: Couple harassed by delinquent kids in rural area. It's really not worth more than that nine word description. It's brutal and sick and some moments do get an unnerving reaction out of you but you'll leave the cinema either feeling cheated or with a strong sense of deja-vu.
One of the many films it borrows from is the original Friday the 13th; a film that was only supposed to exist as a pure potboiler before evolving into an important 30-year franchise. Eden Lake is a similar kind of potboiler in that it only exists to serve itself, the director's resume and further the cast's experience. I don't know if I'd want to have THIS on my filmography but a couple of them (Bronson Webb, Thomas Turgoose) are slumming it with this dredge.
Not a bad film by any means, and not a good one by a long shot. Eden Lake is just very, very 'meh'.
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