A Bring Out the GIMP (Girls in Merciless Peril) Movie Review


Eden Lake

Reviewed by LTL


Mini mainstream movie review of Eden Lake.

Steve & Jenny (played by Kelly Reilly) take a trip to Eden Lake for the weekend. Their plans for swimming and camping out on the shoreline are interrupted by a bunch of kids and teens. After a near altercation between the couple and the group, the kids end up leaving. The night goes by uneventful, but on the second day, they discover the bag with the car keys is missing. Hiking back up to where their car was parked, they find it has, as feared, been stolen.

Night has fallen by now and the couple are forced to trek through the woods on foot. They soon run into the pack of kids and an altercation breaks out while trying to get the keys back. One of the kids' dog is accidentally killed as the couple takes off in their car. Enraged by the death of the dog, the kids give chase as they knock out the lights of the car and crack the windshield, making it impossible for Steve to negotiate the terrain. He ends up crashing and is pinned in the car as Jenny takes off to get help.

Gimpage has only one very minor scene as Jenny is tied to a tree sitting next to her boyfriend. Although not much of a Gimp scene, a potential Ralphus scene, as while the couple are tied the kids attempt to burn ‘em at the stake so to speak. Steve is set on fire as Jenny panics sitting right next to him. As Steve burns, the ropes that secured Jenny burn through and she is able to escape. Though she doesn't burn, she is momentarily in peril of, so don't know if that works for Ralphus but thought I'd mention.

Entertainment wise: If I were to have to describe this movie I would say it would kinda be like The Lord of the Flies meets Timber Falls for lack of a better comparison. But it would be an insult to this movie by grouping it with the latter. This is a much, much better picture. Very well done IMO. Grade B/B-

Gimp wise: As mentioned, not too much as far as Gimp. Grade D


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