"However, it wasn't the first to tell a scary story in the dark corners of a shared space; the 2022 film capitalized on the dread and the "WTF"-inducing weirdness of Airbnb in ways no other horror film had. That said, it quickly spirals into a premise much deeper than two people forced to share a bed and breakfast. Bone Lake, meanwhile, tackles that concept from every weird angle..."
"It all begins with a naked couple running terrified through the forest, trying (and eventually failing) to escape from their sadistic, crossbow-wielding hunter. The cat-and-mouse chase is a twisted cross between Naked and Afraid and The Most Dangerous Game: when the man abandons his girlfriend to make a real run for it, he catches an arrow in the nether region, a killshot rendered in extreme, bloody close-up. His other half, meanwhile, trips and impales herself on a spiky log."
Bone Lake revives splashy erotic thrillers with overt sexual tones, camp, and graphic violence. The film opens with a naked couple hunted through the woods, culminating in explicit, gory kills that parody hypersexual cabin-in-the-woods tropes. The movie then follows Sage and Diego, a couple strained by career shifts and waning sex life, with Diego portrayed as earnest but lacking. Bone Lake leans into subversion and titillation early on but struggles to sustain its commitment to the initial tone and premise, leaving some narrative possibilities underexplored despite striking set pieces and savage humor.
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