An effectively harrowing Brit thriller-cum-horror pic whose yuppie protags' weekend getaway runs violently afoul of the local youth.

It is impossible not to admire the way Watkins ratchets up the tension in his debut as director (he wrote My Little Eye) and keeps his tale strictly to 90 minutes.

It's the latest proof that, when it comes to scary movies at least, the British film industry is alive and screaming.

Eden Lake is an exercise in endurance. First, we endure extremely questionable decisions from the main characters, and then we must endure the consequences of those decisions. Technically, the film is well done, but why would anyone want to watch it?