Caddo Lake
2024
***½
Director: Celine Held, Logan George
Cast: Dylan O’Brien, Eliza Scanlen, Lauren Ambrose, Eric Lange, Sam Hennings, Diana Hopper, Caroline Falk, Roger Guenveur Smith, Emma Bercovici, Jayson Warner Smith
There seems to be a link between several past deaths and disappearances at Caddo Lake. While a young man is convinced that his mother's tragic drowning was not an accident, a young woman is desperately searching for her missing 8-year-old stepsister. This thriller has a gripping setup, but its midsection is very frustrating, as the two narratives never seem to come together and the main character in each story strand acts in a baffling manner. Their lives do eventually intertwine, but not quite the way you would expect. The end twist is very effective, although it is lifted wholesale from Dark, the brilliant German Netflix show. The performances are decent, but the creepy lake and bayou area is the main character.
