The Reeds (2010)

A weekend boating party turns into a nightmare for a group of young Londoners when they stumble upon a terrifying secret hidden in the reeds.

Director:

Nick Cohen

Writers:

Chris Baker, Mark Anthony Galluzzo (contributing writer)

Stars:

Anna Brewster, Geoff Bell, Daniel Caltagirone

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Anna Brewster	...	Laura
Geoff Bell	...	Mr. Croker
Daniel Caltagirone	...	Joe
Emma Catherwood	...	Mel
O.T. Fagbenle	...	Nick
Scarlett Alice Johnson	...	Helen (as Scarlett Johnson)
Will Mellor	...	Chris
Scarlett Sabet	...	Red Haired Girl
Natai Pauwels	...	Gypsy Girl
Karl Ashman	...	Dean
Reece Chapman	...	Shaggy
James Marriot	...	Ed

Storyline

A weekend boating party turns into a nightmare for a group of young Londoners when they stumble upon a terrifying secret hidden in the reeds.

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Plot Keywords:

party | vandal | boat | rifle | water | 

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Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some drug use

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Reeds - Die Tödlichen!

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$1,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Delacheroy Films, Eye Film and Television, Funnyman Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Just a few minutes after Nick's fallen in the water his t-shirt looks suspiciously dry. His shirt keeps changing from this point on. Holes appear and disappear, a white stain appears between shots and it keeps switching between wet and dry.

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Connections

Spoofs The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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Soundtracks

"Darkest Hour"
Written and Performed by Sister

User Reviews

Solve the enigma

This movie could've been called enigma - in a positive way - a supernatural low-budget horror that takes thought to work out what's happening to who and why once past the half-way mark.

The story?

Five or six guys and gals from London go on a jaunt on the canals and watery inlets of Norfolk - think Everglades without the crocs - and slowly discover that as the movie straplines go, 'there's something in the reeds' and 'they can play tricks on you.'

Re what it is and why the guys & gals need to be worried we keep guessing, guessing some more, and the blood just keeps flowing.

Maybe there's too much guesswork for some but the lead girl pulls off the plot-moves passably well and the others make it a totally bearable experience, specially the first half of the movie.

My humble analysis is that 90% of people will like the first half of the movie, and only 50% will like the second: I liked it enough to comment and give a review but then I don't like movies with stars and nothing to say. This had something to say and even though it may have tied itself up in Gordian knots it's worth a 6 or 7.