Absolutely Brilliant!

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This movie starts off as regular horror flick. You see a happy couple on a weekend getaway hanging out and having a good time. And you know something it's going to happen to them. But believe me when I say you won't be prepared for this. Eden Lake is one of the most heartbreaking and grim films I've ever watched. The ending left me deeply frustrated, not because it was bad but because it felt genuine. Like something you could experience out there in the real world and also could serve as a reminder of how agressive and insensitive human beings can be. This is most definitely, not for the faint of heart.

That reason being the movie's ability to call people out on their apathy and ignorance-is-bliss attitude. Viewers are of different types. Some do not have fun watching certain movies, but they still value those movies. I am one of those viewers.What viewers like me enjoy is that there is someone who is out there and as disturbed by the growing apathy in society as we are and by the fact that we haven't been doing much about it. The following are masterfully shown in the movie sporadically or throughout:-the apple does not fall far from the tree, sickness breeds sickness.-needing a sense of belonging makes you vulnerable to sickness. caving in to peer pressure is also a very real problem. and most important of all,-that this is a vicious circle unless enough people care about itThe psychopaths in this movie, unlike many horror-thrillers out there are by no means glamorized. If they were, then I could call this a sick movie but it is quite the opposite case. Very good acting. K. Reilly is a late discovery for me. Younger actors who played the psychopathic kids and the assimilated psycho kiddos in the making... all did a fascinating job... unless they didn't have to act. Food for thought for those who think this is one mean, mindless torture porn: Would you call Lord of the Flies a despicable, dehumanizing book? or Ciudade de Deus such a movie?Also: what goes punished in the world and what doesn't?

Devastating & disappointing. thrilling? yes, but no lesson learned after watching this. it's so awful that made me signup for the first time on imdb just to review this movie. just awful.

I didn't like it at all. The whole movie was a stupid decision after another. No good argument and not even a good ending. I wasn't expecting a happy ending but a better one yes!