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.

This was just shown on tv, and I'm aware it's been around for years.First time for me though .It is a horrible film , full of violence , for violence sake The 2 "adults" make stupid decisions all the way through .It so frustrating to watch them as you are driven to distraction by their naievity , missed chances and sheer stupidity. Anyone in their right mind would have left the woods as you could see trouble coming .Why the 2 main stars chose to make this film ,God knows .It has no message, no redeeming qualities ,just blood lust ..and brutality for the sake of it.One star is too much .

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!

As others have said: this is in some ways a very well made film. Unfortunately the screenplay requires the characters to behave not only moronically, but also inconsistently and simply incomprehensibly. This is not your average "Don't do it! Run!" horror-film-character stupidity. (I'm a huge horror fan, and have been for 35 years.) We are talking about "Why are you eating spoonfuls of peanut butter after telling us you have a mortally severe peanut allergy and that you just want to survive?" level incomprehensible behavior on the part of the films central characters...and consistently, from start to finish. This could have been a very effective film along the lines of Wolf Creek. Sadly, it is a stupid piece of trash. If you love horror and have an IQ over 75, this film will make you very angry - at the jerkoffs who wrote it! JUST AVOID.