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

Well crafted and tense horror

I stumbled across this recently on Lovefilm and it seemed an interesting idea. The cast is pretty natural and includes the always watchable Will Mellor. The characters are thankfully quite likable which is rare for a horror movie and makes you care more about what happens to them.

The setting on the Norfolk broads is stunning and quite eerie which is of a huge benefit to the film. It's certainly not a place you'd want to be stranded.

This isn't an out and out horror more of a ghost story but there is a nice air of tension built up throughout and some creepy scenes. You will probably guess what's going on from a long way out but it's handled so well it doesn't really matter.

For a film with a very modest budget this is an impressive effort and I found it very enjoyable.