daggersineyes Ignore the whiny reviews. This is a nicely done thriller with some reasonably good acting and excellent direction. No clichés, no gratuitous twists, just a straightforward passable psychological thriller. There are some nicely built moments of suspense (more would have been better) and I found the reactions of the characters to be often nicely unexpected. I liked the sound-track, it was used to good effect, as were the times when there was no sound at all, just the sounds of nature etc. Some well-thought camera shots and wonderful scenery add to the whole effect. I wish Tara Reid would learn to close her mouth tho, her acting was probably the least quality aspect of the whole she-bang as she seemed to think vacant eyes and an open mouth convey a multitude of emotions. But still, I've seen worse acting than hers in thrillers and at times she was really good. It's not Oscar material but it's certainly not a stinker either. My advice is if you're looking for a light but decent thriller to while away a couple of hours you could do a lot worse than this one!

Jenna Gray I watched this last night and it wasn't that bad. But it could have been better. In the beginning I thought they were trying to fool us, that the movie was gonna have a nice little twist in the end where we would see that she was the insane one all along and had imagined things about him. I was quite sure of this cause I thought she acted quite irrational. But as the movie went along I began to realise that this great thought of mine (!) was probably a mistake. And that was a disappointment. The movie would have been a little bit better if it turned out that she was the psychotic one. Despite my disappointment, I was surprised by this movie in a good way. I had never heard of it and expected it to be bad actually. I've seen so many lousy, unheard of movies lately that I've had to turn off...But this one I finished. It was a bit predictable at times, but most movies are anyway. I'll give it a 5 or a 6, at least.

sol1218 **SPOILERS** Having met her dreamboat Mitch, Kip Pardue, at a bus station pretty and well heeled, in the money department, Julianne or Julie, Tera Reid, didn't realize what an unstable character he really was until it was too late; after she married him. It turned out that Mitch has his eye out for Julie for some time and that chance meeting wasn't a coincident at all. It turned out that he had it planned all along!Going on their two week honeymoon at this deserted island in the middle of a lake wasn't exactly what Julie had in mind but with Mitch insisting upon it she just meekly went along with him. Mitch it turned out is a closet control freak who feels that the only way he can keep Julie is to have her a prisoner in his leaking and dilapidated cabin. At first putting up with her creepy husband Julie finally revolts against his crazy lifestyle and attempts to escape to the mainland. There's only one thing that's holding Julie back she can't swim!The movie "Devil's Pond" has Julie slowly go into some kind of "Stockholm Syndrome" meekly putting up with all the psychical and mental abuse that crazy Mitch hurls on her. Knowing that she's a captive of an unstable and possibly homicidal, in turns out that Mitch may have murdered his dad in a faked hunting accident, lunatic Julie plays along with him just in order to stay alive.Mitch for his part gets so crazy by the hour that even by giving into all his whacked out fantasies, in him being a both survivalist and nature boy, that in an act of desperation Juie overcomes her fear of water and decides to swim to shore and safety. It turns out that Mitch had the engine of his pick-up truck fixed so that it won't work making Julie's effort to escape a losing one. It also makes Mitch now look for a reason to finally get Julie out of his hair by murdering her to keep her from exposing his dark past; Mitch's possible murder of his dad to get control of that dinky cabin on the lake!Very good acting by both Kip Pardue and Tara Reid keep the movie afloat despite it's very unbelievably storyline. The ending was a bit ridicules in how Julie finally got away from Mitch's clutches. Still it was kind enough, in saving the audience from putting up any more with that nut, to have Mitch's final exit in the film happening off screen so that we, as well as Julie, would be speared the agony of witnessing it.

Lawrence Griffin The name of this flick is so misleading. There's nothing devilish, evil or occult about Devil's Pond, which is why I was disappointed to discover that this was another dime a dozen "escape!" thriller film after picking it up at random. But hell, it's nothing too bad at all, which surprised me. This flick has some balls I did not expect it to have at all. However, the viewers of this movie seem to be divided into two factions: those who claim it's quite good, and those who say it sucks donkey testicles. I'll have to say that most of you are wrong, as this is not a great movie, nor is it poor - it's just another average thriller.This is pretty much adequate in all areas, and the plot isn't the best, but it's better than other movies of its ilk by far (The Keeper, blah). The acting is pretty well done, and the script isn't lacking much. The way the plot plays out could've been better, as its execution is not the best, but it works, and it did keep me watching for a solid hour and a half. There are a few obvious plot holes, but they don't detract from the film enough to make it unwatchable. There's nothing here that will bug you too much, so if you're bored, pop it in. That's about all it's good for, but I've certainly seen worse.