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‘Caddo Lake’ Review: Dylan O’Brien & Eliza Scanlen Caught Up In Head-Scratching Family Mystery In Paranormal Thriller Produced By M. Night Shyamalan
A review of 'Caddo Lake', a mystery thriller from producer M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dylan O'Brien and Eliza Scanlen dealing with family secrets
Set for a streaming debut on Max starting Thursday rather than going theatrical like the rest of his feature output, Shyamalan has accomplished all this current activity while still heavily involved in his ongoing Apple TV+ series, Servant which also happens to be a key credit for his filmmakers here. Shyamalan is notorious for trying to keep the twists and turns in his plots top secret, and this film lives or dies on not knowing much going in, a bit of a hindrance in staying with the convoluted machinations of its dueling storylines in order to finally get the meat and bones of it all. Perhaps the real mystery here is why it has taken three years to get this in front of audiences as it is on a par with much of what Shyamalan puts his name on, and due to the skill of these filmmakers takes a ludicrous family story and makes it work for those who are susceptible for this kind of twisty ride and who want to invest the time for its ultimate emotional payoff.
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