Wicked Lake (2008)
Deserves a "O"
18 October 2014
I've seen a lot of bad movies over six decades, but this is the first that I find truly detestable. Yes, it's incompetently made—terrible acting, muddy photography, plus non-existent script. But what really disgusts me is the celebration of sadism in so many bloody forms. In fact, that's what the execrable 90-minutes really glories in. Then too, mix all the pain and blood with nude scenes that never get past the teasing stage, and you've got the truly dreadful. Heck, even the bare breasts lost any allure.

There is, however, a subtext that in the hands of a competent filmmaker might have been worth salvaging. Something about abused girls finding the strength to finally fight off their red-neck abusers. But that would have meant putting this crew back in the playroom, and hiring the merely adult. All in all, I'm ashamed to admit I watched this aborted mess. But if I can warn just one person away, it may be worth it.
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