Film Review: Lake Mungo

October 03, 2008 A convincing mock-documentary style lifts "Lake Mungo" beyond spooky supernatural mystery into the realms of emotional truth-telling. Throughout a compelling slow build, Aussie writer-director Joel Anderson's debut feature cleaves close to reality, making a climactic otherworldly event earn its shock value and ensuring the resulting disquiet lingers. Equal parts ghost story and potent family drama, this ambitious exploration of death and its aftershocks will reward more discerning genre fans.

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