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Rating: 0.5 out of 5
I have watched a ton of films over the years. Some have been awesome, and some have been the “What the Fuck” did I just watch type of film. It is very, very rare that a movie makes me feel weirded out by the imagery and the fact that I have no idea what the hell is going on. Usually, I can figure out the plot, accept it for what it is, and then move on with my life. Oh, do I have a film that left me speechless and confused to the thousandth degree. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present one of the most fucked up films I have ever watched. A film that, after months of watching it, still makes my mind numb and confused when thinking about it. I present to you……………. Harvest Lake.
First, I know I have said this in other reviews, but Tubi is the gift that keeps on giving. If you want to watch some erotic thrillers that are bad, I bet your ass Tubi has it. I could spend years on Tubi, searching for what they have, and let me tell you: the abyss of films has congregated on this platform. Thank you, Tubi, for being such an excellent platform.
Harvest Lake was written and directed by Scott Schrimer. I haven’t seen any of his other stuff, but you would think, with the name Harvest Lake, it might be some kind of cannibalistic film or something horror-related. Nope, it is an erotic film, and from the jump, you might realize that this is a sexual film. It begins with a couple frolicking around a lake in the nude. They stop for a second to have a quick clappin the cheeks session before laying down and staring off into space. I don’t know what the hell is going on, but the camera pans to the lake’s stillness. From there, the two people are never seen again.
The film then moves to a group of four friends who roll up to a lake house to celebrate one of their birthdays. Where is this lake house located? Right next to the lake where the couple was clappin cheeks. The group of friends dip and chill next to the lake. One friend and his girl start banging while their gay friend looks on. It’s all weird and strange, but kids will be kids. Half of this film was dedicated to sex that should’ve been on the old school Cinemax.
From this point, shit gets WEIRD in this film. It shows an alien creature, but you never really get a clear view of it. We just get this strange, creepy face. As the four friends walk around, they pass plants shaped like penises and tits. The friends are drawn towards these weird-ass plants. The blonde friend ventures out and gets penetrated by a branch and becomes infected by the plant semen or whatever. Shit even gets weirder when dude has a threesome and one of the alien branches looks like a dildo, and it is wild to watch. Finally, because my brain is starting to hurt from thinking about this film, the ending is over-the-top weird, with an alien form that looks like a vagina. The four friends walk in and have a muddy orgy scene.
The cast did their jobs well and portrayed their characters effectively. Each person performed their character as best they could, even if they were one-dimensional in this one-dimensional film. After a while, none of them really speaks, and they let the art of the film take hold to hit a new level of strangeness. This is a film where they will either be proud of it or hate it, but hey, it’s on your credits and gives you practice.
This is a film that you can skip if it comes up on your recommended list. Honestly, if it does come up on your recommended list, you were searching for this film because it is so far out there that it is strange to watch. If you want to watch a weird erotic film, then this is the film for you.
