NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Patience Watson One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Jemima It's a movie as timely as it is provocative and amazingly, for much of its running time, it is weirdly funny.

jonm11100 This movie sucked. "Headless" was much better. In the first 45 - 50 minutes of this movie, nothing much happens in the way of horror. It's just a bunch of kids on a camp out talking about sex and drugs. During the films last 30 minutes, some kinds of mutant creatures show up, but since there is no explanation of what they were, why they were there, where they came from or what their purpose was, the movie makes little or no sense at all. This movie is yet just another excursion into the world of artsy-fartsy movies that nobody can figure out. The makers of the film should just stick to serial killers. At least that's something the real world can relate to......The only saving grace of this film is Ellie Church. I have loved her since the first time i saw her and i'm so glad they didn't kill her off in this movie like they did in the previous one. She is perfect "eye candy" and I can't get enough of her..but other than that, i wouldn't waste time watching this...there is no point, rhyme or reason to the story...we need another movie about a serial killer who has sex with severed heads....

Paul Magne Haakonsen It was the synopsis of the movie and the fact that it was labeled as a horror movie that initially caught my attention. It seemed like the movie could have potential to be something interesting. It turned out that the keywords here were "could have"..."Harvest Lake" turned out to be a sleazefest dressed in a horror wrapping. There was so much pointless nudity and focus on sex acts that the movie was almost a softcore porn flick. It was just too much, and director and writer Scott Schirmer could have opted for a much more neutral approach and a more subtle sexual approach, which would have proved for a much more adequate movie.The acting in the movie was good, especially taking into consideration that the acting talents had very little to work with in terms of script and story.The storyline, however, was every bit as mundane as it was generic and predictable. Actually, I will go as far as to claiming that the storylien was sort of pointless, because all that this movie was about was showing sexual depravity instilled upon the minds of the young people by the otherworldly being in the forest."Harvest Lake" had adequate special effects, mind you that there wasn't a lot of special effects. The creature in the forest was sort of interesting, but it was marred by having a very low budget appearance to it. So a few more dollars thrown after the special effects department would have done wonders for the movie.What was the toughest part of the movie to get through was the incredibly slow pace that the storyline was presented in. It just trotted on in a very monotonous pace that really had no ups or downs.I managed to sit through "Harvest Lake" to the very end, but I found my focus, attention and interest in the movie hard pressed many times throughout the course of the movie. I was hoping that the movie would pick up and become better as it went along, but that hope was in vain. My rating of "Harvest Lake" ends on a generous 3 out of 10 stars.

ropipgi-581-487166 This is what happens when you start filming a movie with very small budget and without a finished script. The "story" in the movie is enough for the first act, but instead of writing more story they just padded it out with shots of people in the woods looking for other people or just wandering about.All characters are paper thin written with 15 seconds dialogue for some backstory, and that means that we don't care about any of them from the beginning.Not is all bad though, the actors do what they can with the cringe filled dialogue and one of the toughest thing an actor can do is to look comfortable nude next to another nude actor, well they pulled that one off several times.The setting is ( as proved many times before ) really good for a horror , or in this case mystery movie - but this one is far from a finished product.

james_bickert Harvest Lake is another excellent example of when talented artists successfully merge exploitation with art film aesthetics within the frame work of the horror genre. If you enjoy beautiful and lyrical film experiences, "Blood on Satan's Claw" comes to mind, this will be a wonderful addition to your collection. Stock horror conventions are quickly stripped away and paint fresh artistic stokes into a film that almost feels more European than American. With excellent performances by a solid leading cast, beautiful cinematography and some unsettling imagery, this is a well-crafted piece of cinema showcasing a new voice and tone in the genre. Seek this film out. It's no clone.