Lake Placid
First screened in August 2020
Director: Steve Miner. Cast: Bridget Fonda, Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, Brendan Gleeson, David Lewis, Tim Dixon, Natassia Malthe, Betty White, Mariska Hargitay, Adam Arkin. Screenplay: David E. Kelley. Twitter Capsule:
Probably not what Méliès dreamed. Then again, he might like parts of it! I did. Silly shocks, but snappily delivered.
VOR:②
These are not the areas where this movie is aspirational, though I credit its ability to pull off at least some comedy in an unexpected context.
