Spring Lakes

The scariest dysfunctional family ever to hit the screens. A relationship between a mother and son ( brilliantly portrayed by Rosalind Stockwell and James Bryhan) to rival that of Norman Bates and "mother" I thought this was going to be another in the woods horror and so didn't have much expectation, but as I watched the entwining levels of emotions , both human and beyond, the story became less black and white and more shades of grey. David Lamont was full on twisted and sickening. Something all horror bad guys should be. Evil and funny , almost a Freddy Krueger minus the claws , but seeing what he does to one of the characters, he doesn't need claws. Bryhan's performance was fantastic. The range of human emotions from the underlying subtle nuances when with his Mother shows a history of some sort of abuse with the little lost boy to the full out rage and frustration only matched by Stockwells magnificence. I only wish these two had more screen time together.

While the script and storyline were decent overall, the acting particularly during physical combat and violent scenes was notably weak were we found several moments felt amateurish and lacked the intensity the plot demanded.

Dialogue throughout the film was largely unimpressive and bordered on bland, which further diminished the emotional weight of the narrative and the depth of interaction as well

Some reactions were lacking what necessary, and others were unexpected in the bad way..

The movie lacks some kind of details about some characters' lives that would normally bring some interesting scenes to attract the audience..

Trailer of movie looked good. But movie itself a total let down. The back story ok but starts to get very boring very quick. Only worthy actor is Oris in my opinion. The rest are quite over the top. Maybe the acting is just generally below average or the writing and direction terrible, not getting the full potential out the actors. Could have been far better than what it was. I do not see this a horror or scarefest movie. It was just a low budget effort to be a cult/horror with people almost like KKK with the white hoods and coats. Learn from mistakes and make better in future. Millions of good movies out there in this type of genre.

5 stars on Prime!? Whyyyy??! Horrible movie. No plot, confusing, skips around, boring and stupid. I wish I could find a good part or scary part anywhere in the movie. We kept v debating whether or not to just stop watching it, but I kept wanting to see the part that warranted 5 stars. Don't bother. That part is not there. One star at best. We are 3/4 way through it and I don't think I can make myself watch anymore. It's just long streams of curse words and a lot of talking, but saying nothing. Nothing scared at all about this movie except that people actually gave it 5 stars! Poor acting, plot, and special effects. Very low budget.

Spring Lakes is a slow burning, fluid piece that tales Marcus's story in a serious of gritty scenes as well as moments when he is alone ,all of which are framed around Marcus's fears, hopes and the reality of walking through hell , physically as well as mentally. The cast give powerful, invoking performances that pull you into the film.

The atmosphere surrounding these affectual moments is one of true horror. They are on the cheaper side of indie effects, but all uses are believable. The soundtrack and music score push the macabre of the story to chilling levels.

Overall Spring Lakes gives us a strong, true film in gory, dramatic honesty. Ranjeet's directing shines as does the fantastic and beautiful performance of James Bryhan , leading the story through a tumultuous rollercoaster ride of emotions, especially those with Rosalind Stockwell, bringing this nightmare to life making James worthy of his leading man status.

The beginning does move slowly but the performance of both Marcus and Mary keep you intrigued making a worthy film that warrants watching.