Spring Lakes

Spring lakes stars James Bryhan from Shadow and Bone, Typist Artist Pirate king and Oris Erhuero from Highlander and Redcon-1.

2 very talented stars from differing theatrical backgrounds coming together in indie film director, Ranjeet S Marwa's occult horror.

A quick little snip on what to expect.

The film revolves around Marcus who is coerced into searching for his sister by his mother , a manipulative and twisted character.

Oris brought all the charm and flair that he is well known for and played the part of the adoptive father with vigor . His scenes with Mary were tense but there was no explanation as to when and why their "children " were adopted. Rosalind Stockwell played Mary, Marcus's mother with such intensity that she was almost frightening. Her scenes with James Bryhan were raw and slightly disturbing, performed with such appetite I found myself feeling for both characters and their feelings towards one another. A son who despises his mother but yearns for her love and acceptance and a mother who has deep regrets for giving birth to her son.

James spends most of his time alone and in doing so, most actors , not all , would find it difficult to play with feelings without having someone to bounce off. James performs fantastically and excels as the tortured man who has come to realise the hell he has been put in. When he appears next to his co stars deep in the woods , he allows them to shine , almost standing back and allowing them to and may I say they certainly did. As a leading man, James did what all leading men do, he took the story and ran , A performance worthy of awards.

The film is simultaneously more horrific than it sounds, and less. On a basic blood-and-guts level, it's not very gory at all - your imagination is, as always, far more effective at anticipating what horrors you will witness than what actually ends up onscreen. But your imagination is also good at filling in what is implied by what we see.

This movie has invigorated my passion for the horror genre all over again with the inhuman actions of mankind and the depravity that the human soul can steep too. It can be horrific, especially when you have the believability of outstanding performances from James , Oris and Rosalind telling you the story.

5 stars on Prime!? Whyyyy??! Horrible movie. No plot, confusing, skips around, boring and stupid. I wish I could find a good part or scary part anywhere in the movie. We kept v debating whether or not to just stop watching it, but I kept wanting to see the part that warranted 5 stars. Don't bother. That part is not there. One star at best. We are 3/4 way through it and I don't think I can make myself watch anymore. It's just long streams of curse words and a lot of talking, but saying nothing. Nothing scared at all about this movie except that people actually gave it 5 stars! Poor acting, plot, and special effects. Very low budget.

Spring Lakes is a slow burning, fluid piece that tales Marcus's story in a serious of gritty scenes as well as moments when he is alone ,all of which are framed around Marcus's fears, hopes and the reality of walking through hell , physically as well as mentally. The cast give powerful, invoking performances that pull you into the film.

The atmosphere surrounding these affectual moments is one of true horror. They are on the cheaper side of indie effects, but all uses are believable. The soundtrack and music score push the macabre of the story to chilling levels.

Overall Spring Lakes gives us a strong, true film in gory, dramatic honesty. Ranjeet's directing shines as does the fantastic and beautiful performance of James Bryhan , leading the story through a tumultuous rollercoaster ride of emotions, especially those with Rosalind Stockwell, bringing this nightmare to life making James worthy of his leading man status.

The beginning does move slowly but the performance of both Marcus and Mary keep you intrigued making a worthy film that warrants watching.

Any review that has less that maybe 2 or 3 stars is from someone either related to the actors, film crew or are in fact the actors and film crew as this has to be the worst thing I've seen in a long time and I have seen some really bad stuff.

I cannot give you any spoilers as I think I managed to get about a quarter of the way through before I could feel my brain cells dying at the bad acting, stupid plot line, horrible camera work and as for the horrors, I swear when I got to the 3 men in a field draped in sheets with dark make up on I logged out. Absolute trash.

I know that people need to learn on the job and so sometimes you can watch a "bad movie" but also see some sort of potential this is just bad. No redeeming quality.

Trailer of movie looked good. But movie itself a total let down. The back story ok but starts to get very boring very quick. Only worthy actor is Oris in my opinion. The rest are quite over the top. Maybe the acting is just generally below average or the writing and direction terrible, not getting the full potential out the actors. Could have been far better than what it was. I do not see this a horror or scarefest movie. It was just a low budget effort to be a cult/horror with people almost like KKK with the white hoods and coats. Learn from mistakes and make better in future. Millions of good movies out there in this type of genre.