June 12

HBO Max is the home for this sci-fi/thriller called Caddo Lake. I had no real idea what this movie was about, but I was intrigued by the synopsis I read on HBO Max. It read: “When eight-year-old Anna vanishes, her family’s broken history is forever altered by a series of past deaths and disappearances.“

I did not expect what we wound up getting from this film.

It would be difficult to go into much detail on this without spoiling it, so I am going to just touch on some things. In fact, the biggest reason this is a compelling story is a huge spoiler, so this may be a bit of a thin review. I will say that I really liked that bit that I can’t talk about without spoiling it. It was extremely well done, in my opinion.

Dylan O’Brien leads the cast that included Eliza Scanlen, Lauren Ambrose, Eric Lange, Dave Maldonado, Caroline Falk, Diana Hopper, and Sam Hennings.

The story truly grips you immediately and you want to know what was going on. My first thought of what was happening was completely wrong and I wonder if they did a specific scene with a dead alligator for a reason, as a bit of a red herring.

I recommend you go into this movie without a lot of details and enjoy the ride it takes you on. I do believe that it will be worth it. Pay attention though.