Is Eden Lake a worthy candidate to be included in an argument for a British horror revival?
This turns out to be a very bad plan.
But its Watkins the director who really excels at times here.
Thus, the violence becomes more uncomfortable as a result, and not for exploitative reasons.
There are a few problems, though.
Furthermore, theres an inconsistency in the technology.
Surely thats a little bit of cheating there?
Very much helping paper over that, though, are the performances.
Theres not too much else to say about it.
The extras are frustrating, though.
A further Q&A with James Watkins is slightly better, but no match for a proper commentary.
Just dont get too excited about anything in the extra features section.
The Film:
20 January 2009
Rating:
3 out of 5
