Shimmer Lake

Movie

2017

1h 23m

English

Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery

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6.1

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Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

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Shimmer Lake

Movie

2017

1h 23m

English

Thriller, Crime, Drama, Mystery

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Shot in reverse day-by-day through a week—a local sheriff embarks on a quest to unlock the mystery of three small-town criminals and a bank heist gone wrong.

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6.1

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Cast

Andy Sikes

Zeke Sikes

Brad Dawkins

Kurt Biltmore

Reed Ethington

Kyle Walker

Ed Burton

Steph Burton

Chris Morrow

Mrs. Dawkins

Armored Car Man

Martha Sikes

EMT Man

Meth Billy (as Matt Landry)

State Trooper

Harris

Sally

Supervisor

Field Reporter

Directed By: Oren Uziel

Written By: Oren Uziel

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faithful soul says...

7 years ago

The backwards narrative is an interesting twist but it doesn't add much to the film. A flawed mix of comedy and mystery, failing to succeed in either

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E.c.alderfer11 says...

2 years ago

Interesting idea that wasn’t quite executed correctly. In the end everything made sense and had an interesting twist, but it was too sudden trying to remember the event that happened in the end (which is the beginning) given that this movie has reverse chronology.

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rmgebhardt says...

3 years ago

For a film that went relatively under the radar (at least to me), this has quite the cast. Beyond those listed in the movie poster, you also have John Michael Higgins, Adam Pally, and Wyatt Russell contributing. Combining this high caliber cast with a reverse linear presentation provided a quite engaging crime caper that had just enough dark comedy to keep things from feeling too dour. The structure of the film has a few fun payoffs throughout, but is ultimately used to set up the end (beginning?). The climax is given away as the final set piece starts, but it still felt pretty satisfying. At a brisk running time, I would easily recommend giving this a watch for something different than your standard crime fare.

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Saint Pauly says...

4 years ago

Good news / bad news. Watching _Shimmer Lake_, I realized I'd already seen it before. The good news is that I didn't remember anything about it, so it was like watching a new movie. The bad news was I'd seen it before and I didn't remember anything about it. It's like _Fargo_ but without the quirk, so Fargone, I guess. It's a competent mystery with a good cast and an unnecessarily convoluted time-line that would suffice during a hangover but is as remarkable as boiled meat.

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