The Winter Lake

Beautifully filmed, well acted and directed. It's slow and it's a little bleak or somber but there is beauty in rainy days, in winter, and in this type of movie.

With all due respect to others who saw the film, expecting more action or adventure, The Winter Lake was never billed as either.

For me, this story is a well crafted tragedy with hints of mystery that never get fully resolved.

The film is about four main characters: A single mom with a son and a single dad with a daughter. They are connected, unwillingly and unwittingly by fate which set them all on a collision course that lands them in an unspeakable dilemma.

It is very intense, not recommended for younger audiences, save those who grew up to soon from an unfortunate upbringing.

I highly recommend this film.

It pulled me in from the start. Well written, filmed and acted.

This is a slow drama, with a very particular style to it. Some will like it and some will fall straight to sleep. I finished it, but can't say I would watch it again. You really sort of have to understand the mentality of the lifestyle where it takes place. A couple of creepy moments.

Why are so many modern films shot in the dark with such poor sound? You need a decent sound system to equalise the the sound so you can hear speech and and drop the music (especially the bass). The concept is good but delivery, as others have stated, is slow. Why did Tom have to be "emotionally disturbed" why did his mum have to look more like his sister. I managed to stay with it only because I had hoped for a good ending, it was predictable.