Caddo Lake

There's enough plot for about 30 or 45 minutes, stretched to feature film length.

Held and George’s film twists and turns, but charting their narrative swamp is a simple and unrewarding exercise.

It helps to have a pair of leads who commit to the immediacy of their characters, never winking at the camera like lesser performers would with a script that’s this fundamentally insane.

It’s intelligently crafted and falls together quite well, despite a narrative that turns complicated quite quickly. You are safe in writer/directors Logan George and Celine Held’s hands. They’ve thought it all through.

Though impressive for its meticulous plotting and intricate tangled knots, the genre thriller struggles with its dual story structure.

... A satisfying puzzle in which you could point out what is happening and still have doubts. [Full review in Spanish]

It's way overcomplicated. It ultimately pays it all off, but it takes real investment.

A film you should feel with your heart, because time, like love and family, is not always logical.

A slow-burn thriller with a deep emotional core, an intricately plotted genre exercise, and an acting showcase for two talented young performers, Caddo Lake is the complete package.

The film gets more solid work from Eliza Scanlen and there is some fun connecting the dots in the second half even if an internet café and search engine practically becomes the third character.