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Bone Lake’ Earns Praise for Its Villains as Reviews Land Before Oct. 3 Release

A sex-violence thesis shapes production choices, from an equal-nudity rule to a newly conceived shock opening.

Overview

  • The erotic-leaning horror thriller opens in U.S. theaters on October 3 with a 94-minute runtime.
  • The MPA rates the film R for strong bloody violence, grisly images, sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language and some drug use.
  • Early critiques split on execution, with Hartford Courant giving two stars and faulting the late stretch, while Collider finds the ride enjoyable despite wishing for bolder sensuality.
  • Collider singles out Alex Roe and Andra Nechita’s magnetic antagonists and notes splatter-friendly bookend scenes.
  • Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan says she enforced an equal-nudity rule on set and added a graphic opening sequence not in the original script to telegraph the film’s blend of desire and danger.