Last Updated on June 23, 2024 by
Blackwater Lane horror movie is Directed by Jeff Celentano. The film Stars Maggie Grace, Dermot Mulroney, and Minka Kelly with a rum time of 1h 48m theater released June 21, 2024.
In Blackwater Lane, we get a glimpse of Cass (Minka Kelly) before she becomes a witness to a tragedy. Picking up her things and hurrying home as she knows that it always rains in England she sees a woman sitting in a car at the side of a dangerous country lane.
At this point, the woman is seemingly lifeless, which makes Cass scared to get out of the car and she drives away instead. After this ordeal, she starts experiencing a feeling of loss of sanity. Especially as she has been depicted as having short-term memory loss as well as blackouts most of the time.
But is it something else, such as supernatural, as she always expects? Or is there a scheme against her?! In the latter case, who would do such a thing and why?
And that, in a nutshell, is the story of Blackwater Lane and it could have been told so much better. One thing that I approved of was the fact that it pointed out why all the main characters use American English despite the story being set in the UK. However, it gets credit for that.
The movie is based on the novel – The Breakdown by B. A. Paris who is also a female writer. Whether that particular scene is in the book or not I can not tell you because I have not read the book. This movie did not make me feel like wanting those things at all.
Every single thing that diminishes Blackwater Lane from its potential is inherent to the storytelling. I will not fault the cast as they do their best in portraying what has been provided for them.
Sometimes these actors might have had this perception that the movie was not being made as well as it should be. Or, at the very least, we can challenge some of the dialogues or actions their respective characters have.
In any of the cases though, Minka Kelly fits well in the lead role of the TV series. I was very surprised and I would like to see her in a proper horror movie, which she’d be the perfect final girl for.
Nevertheless, viewers already know that Maggie Grace is more than capable of shining in every genre production. Last, she was in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ as ‘Althea’ but she did do ‘Lost’ which is I guess another type of genre show. Also, she is the daughter of Liam Neeson in the Taken movie series, who is an actor playing the role of Bryan Mills.
Last but not least, both Minka Kelly and Dermot Mulroney came on board as husband and wife. While Dermot Mulroney still manages to be a fine-looking man and charming, more importantly, I have no favorable attitude towards this traditional 17-year-old husband-wife couple.
The director of this film is Jeff Celentano Primary Suspect, and I am not entirely shocked about that since the film is directed by a man. I am even more astonished that a woman named Elizabeth Fowler did the scripting of this movie. As far as screenplays go, only Fowler can place his name on it as this is the sole credit he has to his name.
Finally, there’s Maggie Grace as the main cast and she is acceptable I would say. Maybe? Again, it is not the worst, performance, but it is not a great one, it is like a sensation that would wish she could go beyond, but the role does not require so much. She is commonly over-the-top and, in some cases, in this episode, it appears she didn’t want to be a part of the episode in some scenes. As for the rest of the cast, it is mainly ok; they are neither very good nor very bad, they just exist.
Looking at the exterior appearance of Blackwater Lane, the only adjective that fits is that of boring. It’s not horrible It’s not spectacular It’s just in the middle. For those who have watched similar films, then they will see that these are twists and turns and for those people who will be paying attention, then they will also notice them. One of those motion pictures that gives one the feeling that it should be far superior than it was. Of course, there are talented people here, but ninety percent of them either are not used to the extent possible or are unused at all. Unfortunately, there is something here but the film seems to want to make the least of what could have been a good idea and turns into a frustrating movie.
Blackwater Lane 2024 Parents Guide Age Rating
Blackwater Lane PG-13 by the Motion Picture Rating (MPA) for violent content, and thematic elements involving suicide, sexuality, and terror.
Violent Content: It has several instances of physical abuse but these scenes are not depicted in graphic detail. The movie contains a scene where a woman in a car is unconscious and could be lifeless while the man is trying to revive her, this might be disturbing. It also has features of mental health problems including short-term memory loss and blackouts as well as substance and alcohol abuse. It introduces the matter of sanity of the protagonist and this aspect might be rather disturbing to young viewers. It relates to the idea of the presence of the paranormal or intentions to harm the focal character. Of course, there are some thematic features connected with suicide, which could be heavy for the spectators.
Sexuality: Certain elements in the movie are associated with sexual aspects, but it is not very prominent.
Profanity: There is moderate use of references to parts of the anatomy and mild use of other abusive words. Occasional use of violent words, though not frequent, or even abused.
Substance/Drug Use: There is no violence and no scenes depicting the usage of banned substances or illicit substances. There may be some incidences where characters will be seen taking alcohol, but this form of substance is not the main focus of the movie.
Language: The conversation contains some heated scenes and conflicts between characters, which are a result of the movie’s genre being a thriller.
