A beautifully photographed who-done-it that kept me interested with an array of competent players, headed by the chief inspector. I found it a little hard to follow because several of the players looked so much alike. My biggest complaint is that the movie's beginning makes such a strong case for it being about a pedophilia crime that is was a jolt to find out that it's not, a case of taking the viewer down the wrong road and then slamming on the breaks. I also thought that the inspector's wife should have shown more evidence of dementia in their first meeting. This was much better demonstrated when the daughter goes unrecognized during her visit to he institution.
Review of The Girl by the Lake
