Monday, April 12, 2010

Monday Movie Review - THE REEDS

I've started watching the films from the After Dark Horrorfest IV, beginning with THE REEDS.  According to the blurb on the back:

When a group of London friends boating through Norfolk Broads takes a wrong turn in the dense, reedy waters, they find themselves haunted by a terrifying and ancient evil in this eerie spine chiller directed by Nick Cohen.  It soon becomes apparent that they're no match for the malevolent forces that lurk in the vast waterway.

Okay.  So I began checking off the tired and overused cliches:
Out in the middle of nowhere - check
A group of young friends out for a good time - check
Car/boat becomes damaged or unusable - check
Cell phones unusable - check
Strange force out to haunt/kill them - check

But then a funny thing happened.  The movie took an unexpected turn, and delivered a nice, throw-you-for-a-loop twist to the tale. One bad CGI makeup effect notwithstanding, I recommend that you:

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