Sam's Lake (2009)

- written April 2009

Summary: Inspired by a murder-mystery-turned-legend surrounding a massacre near "Sam's Lake," the film follows Sam, a young woman who, every summer, returns home to the secluded lakeside cottage she grew up in, to reconnect with her traditions and memories of the past deep within an isolated forest. This year's guests are a group of hip, young urbanites, who join Sam on her annual trip. But when Sam and her childhood friend and local to the area, Jesse, take the group on an adventure to revisit the site of the murder they all come face to face with the terrifying legend of "Sam's Lake."           Overall: It starts off very “been there/done that” with its plot. Killer, woods, young adults, etc. Blah, blah, right? The twist though makes it a whole lot different and it happens fairly early on. From them, you’re hooked trying to figure out where its going, and why.           My issues with the film was how dark some of the scenes were...you can’t truly tell what’s happening. Then in the opposite vein, one scene at the end has the characters sprinting thru the darkness and the next second it’s magically daytime out. Oops!!!           But in terms of a story, good stuff here. I wish the rest of the film could have been better and make it truly interesting.           Comparison: Friday the 13th meets Black Christmas

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