The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

The Black Waters of Echo's Pond (2009)

  • 22% of critics liked it
    (18 reviews)

  • 27% of users liked it
    (954 ratings)

Robert Patrick and Danielle Harris headline this satanic shocker about a group of friends who discover a malevolent board game that unleashes the forces of hell through pent-up emotions. It was supposed to be a relaxing getaway for nine close friends, a carefree trip to a private island far-removed… More

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R, 1 hr. 31 min.
Directed By
Gabriel Bologna
Written By
Michael Berenson, Gabriel Bologna, Sean Clark
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Horror
In Theaters
Apr 9, 2010 Wide
On DVD
Oct 1, 2010
Parallel Media

Critic Reviews

  • Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

    Give the movie a little credit for coming up with the idea of an ancient monster. And the design of the game is terrific. But this is just Jumanji with gore effects and topless scenes.

  • Dennis Harvey, Variety

    Pacing remains flat, exacerbated by bad dialogue, some subpar f/x and variable perfs.

  • Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times

    There's relief in this type of poorly acted claptrap's adherence to movie mathematics, since each slain character is a sign that the movie is that much closer to a credit roll.

  • Lucy Barber, Boston Globe

    These waters are gory and sexually suggestive, and they overfloweth with unoriginality.

  • Chuck Wilson, Village Voice

    Bloody and gory, but in a friendly way, this is a movie for old-school horror fans who understand that, sometimes, bad is good.

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  • Jason C


    I want to say The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond is worth seeing, but for the normal moviegoer I'd say no. No one has been invested in making it a better than an almost really good movie. The Black Waters Of Echo's Pond starts out really weak. Painfully bad. It had a… More

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