Lake Mungo (2008)
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Duration: 87 minuten
Country:
Australia
Directed by: Joel Anderson
Stars: Talia Zucker, David Pledger and Rosie Traynor
IMDb score:
6,2 (37.240)
Releasedate: 30 July 2009
Lake Mungo plot
"In 2008, Alice Palmer died… Her nightmare didn't."
Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns one day while swimming. Her body is found and not much later buried by her family. Not long after her funeral, however, strange things begin to happen to the Palmer family. They eventually decide to turn to a psychic medium, who believes that Alice's secret past and the mysterious Lake Mungo may be linked to these strange happenings.
Actors and actresses
June Palmer
Russell Palmer
Mathew Palmer
Georgie Ritter
Leith Ritter
Iris Long
Garret Long
Jason Whittle
Kim Whittle
Sargent Drouin
Reviews & comments
Insignificance
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- 3220 messages
- 5589 votes
With a small budget, such a faux documentary is not a bad choice. At least for the cast. They won't be the best actors, but in the chair of the interviewees, none of that appears to be the case. Very naturally done. It has that advantage, the disadvantage is that it has a horror tag, while it has very little to offer in that area. In fact, it doesn't do much more than use an appearance to create a mystery drama. Something about grief processing and more. Fortunately, Anderson is sincere enough to do that without cheap scares and the like. It pleads for him.
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leatherhead
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- 3556 messages
- 1813 votes
Strong faux documentary that kneads horror and mystery together into a pretty creepy movie. That while I normally find the whole ghost thing little uplifting. However, Lake Mungo manages to avoid most of the pitfalls. Instead of the usual banging of doors, blowing sheets and twisting glasses accompanied by a cannonade of jumpscares, Anderson mainly focuses on creating an eerie, mysterious atmosphere.
The home video images are of course shot broken, but they do manage to play with the suggestion very effectively. It's not really scary, more like a subtle awkwardness. Especially the scene with the doppelgänger that appears on the images from Alice's mobile is really very unsettling. Funnily enough, reminded me of a similar scene from Inland Empire.
Not all dramatic aspects are equally well portrayed. The whole thing with that neighbor came across as very bland, I couldn't quite explain the photoshopping brother either. Still a good 3.5*.
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