The Midnight Swim

This is not a horror film, rather it is semi drama and semi pseudo-philosophical tripe, which ends up making no sense. Waste of time watching it.

I recently watched The Midnight Swim (2014) on Shudder. The storyline revolves around a notoriously deep lake, with few ever having reached the bottom-except one woman who went diving and never returned. The woman is pronounced dead, and her three daughters head out to their lake house, where their mother was last seen, to settle her affairs and decide what to do with her belongings and the property. They also feel strangely drawn to the lake, but why?

This film is written and directed by Sarah Adina Smith (Buster's Mal Heart) and stars Lindsay Burdge (The Invitation), Jennifer LaFleur (Nope), Aleksa Palladino (Boardwalk Empire), and Beth Grant (Donnie Darko).

The premise had some potential, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The family dynamic and relationships among the sisters are well established. The acting is solid, and there are some worthwhile subplots sprinkled in. Unfortunately, not much happens for the majority of the film. The repeated "horror" elements throughout weren't as creepy as intended. The "twist" at the end was eye-rolling, and the conclusion is straightforward and predictable.

In conclusion, The Midnight Swim isn't scary, isn't deep, and isn't worth your time. I would score it a 4/10 and recommend skipping it.

As the mother of 3 daughters I was very curious to watch what was under horror/thriller. It is neither, it is just a really bad movie. Boring but I hung in there waiting for something , anything to happen. Ya, nothing here in this movie, let me tell you my favorite part aside from end credits was how nice the strawberries looked at breakfast with the 3 sisters..skip this one !

If you're all about the feels and could care less about substance, you'll probably love this and coo about it to all your gal (and maybe certain guy) pals.

Solid film-making and acting are wasted.

For a better movie, with a similar concept, setting and an actual payoff, watch Honeymoon (2014).

This was 90 minutes of boredom saved only by the fact that the three sisters are very pretty and you wouldn't mind being stuck in a house with them for a long weekend. As far as any horror elements - I couldn't find them. This was a feminist romp through crazy town and that's pretty much it.