Bone Lake

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.

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.

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.

A couple grappling with relationship issues decides to escape for a weekend getaway, seeking refuge from the chaos of everyday life, only to find themselves face-to-face with attackers intent on their untimely demise.

A trope that is well-trodden ground for seasoned viewers, and as a result, the narrative quickly becomes predictable and lacks intrigue

The film could have still made a considerable impact had the acting and direction been up to a satisfying point; sadly, they both fall short.

The direction seems aimless, particularly toward the end, where it struggles to navigate the random tonal shifts. As for the acting, the term "substandard" feels like a generous description.

Even the moments of gore and bloodshed are sparse and would leave one wondering what the filmmakers intended to convey.

Clever marketing had me thinking this was gonna be something it wasn't. I don't mind twists if it's set up with decent characters and a good story line.

The erotic scenes threw me off and lots of sexual themes for a movie that's supposed to be horror. Two couples end up in a mansion both have rented and decide to stay. That's the only set up I'm giving away. What I enjoyed were the quirky characters we are introduced too as well as why they call it bone lake in the first place.

There's some terror, gore, unexpected sexiness with skin shown, and a gruesome scene which you'll have to see for yourself. Above average little indie horror movie about human relationships--at least I think that's what they're trying to tell us. Could also be a movie you can wait for streaming too.