Bone Lake

This movie was the definition of meh!

The plot was thin and unbelievable. The twist at the end was unrealistic and annoying.

There were only four actors, Maddie Hasson was the most likable and realistic. Alex Roe played his role well. The other two were not convincing.

The cinematography and editing were passable, but nothing stood out as risk-taking.

The whole ending was unrealistic.

Give it a go once if you are bored and there is literally nothing else on.

I got to see this in a special screen unseen and it reminded me of a very watered-down version of fifty shades of Gray with a touch of Friday the 13th. It started out. Really cool in the first 5 minutes but then it just droned on with very predictable storylines and subpar acting.

If you're looking for a splatter fest or an intelligent horror thriller then this isn't the lake for you.

With so many slasher films around, you have to make a bit of an effort, but this took over an hour to get to any action. Compared to Companion, Maleficent, and a few others, it was lacking in all slasher expectations, such as a high body count, intense gore, and a faster pace. The leads did a good job, but I started to notice the pace was slow and checked my watch a few times. Not a bad film, just overly long and not even trying for originality. Lots of people are putting the score at a 7, for me it's a 5.

I'm still confused what was going on in this movie. I saw this as an scream unseen so I didn't know what I was going to watch. It wasn't scary at all just oddly disturbing and of course opening scene where a guy gets an arrow through his scrotum .. So that was unnecessary. Everyone was laughing during this film so I guess it was somewhat amusing . So if you want to laugh at a ridiculous movie go ahead and see it . There was some crazy sex scenes and death scenes so if that's what you are into , this may be for you. I just feel like it may have been done before but with extra crazy . There is kinda of twist I didn't see coming but it wasn't a good twist . Anyway , I won't watch again , I feel like I wasted my time for the most part.

Bone Lake is the kind of "horror-thriller" that thinks it's clever because it borrows ideas from clever films. You'll immediately recognize familiar setups from Barbarian (double-booked rental and they decide to stay with the unfamiliar party) and The One I Love (couples confronting relationship woes and get a lake house as therapy only to start not trusting each other), and many others, but without the originality, tension, or emotional payoff that made those films memorable.

Despite a decent setting and a momentary uptick in energy around the hour mark, the film is weighed down by a weak script, flat performances, and a complete lack of suspense or scares. It feels like a patchwork of better movies with the edges left rough and the soul missing.

I wouldn't recommend it unless you need background noise or a reminder of how important good writing is to genre filmmaking.