AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Calum Hutton It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

wildblueyonder I guess its just impossible to wrap my head around what people think is good or not good. I will often consult the IMDB rating of a movie before watching it, and I find that in the 5-7 range there is a lot of difference between what I like and what other people like. So in that range I often scan reviews.Can't for the life of me see what would appeal to anyone about this movie, how enough people could have even an above average take on it for it to rate that high.Its terrible. Its shot documentary style, its a bunch of interviews. I think you could realistically watch it and believe its not fiction - hence my rating of 2 and not 1. Other than that not even interesting. Avoid.

joejhrobinson I'm going to try to keep this short and avoid spoilers because I think it's best to go into this movie knowing as little as possible. Then again, I'm not sure how I'll talk about it without giving away one of the pivotal plot points. When the movie begins, it looks like garbage. Not the acting or the script, but purely the quality of the footage. When I first started it, I wasn't entirely convinced, but as the story proceeds, I found that this really added to the atmosphere of the movie which, as a matter of fact, is excellent. The tone of this movie is super depressing, but that's exactly what it's going for. It isn't trying to be fun. It's trying to really play with your emotions and let me tell you, it really does. The depiction of grief in this movie is excellent. The emotions that the characters are expressing feel so genuine and this has a real impact on you as you watch this film. The acting is superb and you grow to feel very close to these characters. I must also admit that this is one of the only horror movies that has genuinely scared me. Most of the movie is creepy, but there is one particular scene near the end of the film that literally made me jump out of my seat. I had to pause the film for a solid minute. Normally, I hate jump scares, but this was so perfectly executed that I didn't care one bit. I won't try to pretend that the movie has no flaws. Some of the plot lines don't really go anywhere and there is one twist in the middle which is sort of annoying, but overall, Lake Mungo is a very effective movie, which all horror movie fans should check out.

davejderisi Lake Mungo plays out ike some type of weird true story you'd see on A&E or something. Similar in style to "The Poughkeepsie Tapes", Lake Mungo is a thoroughly creepy and devastating experience. Its not only one of my favorite found footage horror films, but one of my favorite horror films overall. If you allow it, Its quiet, dreary tone gradually becomes creepier by the minute, and falls over you like a fog. It slowly pulls you in deeper and deeper.. Its a very mysterious film, leaving a lot to the unknown for you to imagine on your own. One of the only movies like this that gets it right, I would recommend Lake Mungo for a rainy night when ur feeling a lil tired and wanna watch a cozy true crime sort of story.. The scariest one you'll ever see.

CinemaClown Jam-packed with one twist after another and never letting its viewers figure out just where exactly its plot is headed, Lake Mungo is one of the most underrated works of mockumentary horror that's cleverly crafted, ingeniously executed and takes a turn on every available opportunity to sustain a sense of uneasiness throughout its runtime.Lake Mungo centres around the Palmer family that is mourning the accidental death of their young daughter after she drowns while swimming at a dam. As the Palmers attempt to move on from the unexpected tragedy that befell them, they experience a set of inexplicable events in their house & eventually unearth a dark secret about their deceased girl.Written & directed by Joel Anderson, Lake Mungo is staged like a documentary, filled with archival footages, family photographs & personal interviews but an aura of mystery surrounding the death & an unsettling vibe in the aftermath sequences is consistently felt throughout its runtime. It is an expertly constructed picture that's palpably tense & soaked in suspense.Anderson's direction is top-notch and the way he manages to keep the viewers invested & unsure of what lies ahead is worthy of praise. The grainy & low-quality of the recorded footage or photos further compels the viewers to observe each frame more closely, and although its documentary style is borrowed, the film tick marks all the elements that make them gripping in the first place.What definitely works in its favour is that it manages to keep the interest alive from start to finish and rarely follows a predictable route, for whenever the audience tries to connect the dots, a new twist surfaces & steers them in a different direction. Editing is brilliantly carried out and the pacing is methodical. Camera is sort of fixated on time-lapse photography while the cast provides added authenticity with their sincere inputs.On an overall scale, Lake Mungo is a highly riveting psychological horror, deeply embedded with supernatural elements, and offers an interesting take on grief plus how people deal with it. Keeping its viewers on the edge of their seats throughout its runtime and managing to be bone-chilling on a few occasions, this Australian chiller is one of the most undervalued gems of its genre, is worthy of your time & money, and requires a much broader attention.