Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Steineded How sad is this?

Merolliv I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Vonia Stranger by the Lake (French: L'Inconnu du lac) (2013) Director: Alain Guiraudie Watched: April 2017 6/10 The Story, Ostensibly: A cruising spot for men, tucked away on the shores of a lake. Franck falls in love with Michel, an attractive, potent and lethally dangerous man. Franck knows this but wants to live out his passion anyway.The Story, Really: All the clothes in this film would barely fill a small box. A lot of gay sex. Many artistic long shots. Even more held shots of penises hanging out. Intriguing, but the casual handling of all the penises and the prolonged scenes with nothing but sex sounds was a little distracting. #FilmReview #LGBT

Michael Radny Strangers By The Lake is as explicitly confronting as it is rivetingly exciting. The film is excellently crafted, positioning you in Franck's perspective of the whole unfolding. It's eerie, but done so in such a way that it is fresh and original. It's erotic, but thrilling and at times even scary. Though Stranger By The Lake may suffer from what it tries to shock you with, nothing can beat how compelling the unveiling of it's climatic end is.Stranger By The Lake is an excellent piece of French cinema. Nothing is quite like it and I highly doubt anything will be like it. Though at times you may feel a bit overwhelmed by what it is delivering, it's hard to ignore what it serves up to you, and what it serves is marvelous.

ciffou I didn't dislike the movie. I even admire the lengths the actors went in the explicit sex scenes. But overall I think the director wanted really bad for it to last as long as it did even though the script does not have much to work on. I didn't need that shot of the car parking over and over again for example. I would have liked to know for how long Franck had had a crush on Michel for him to eventually say that he was in love. If we only see them on the cruising spot and obviously Franck had some experience it does not make sense for him to just fall in love with this guy and keep his secret. Why? I could also have used more Henri. Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate that Guiraudie allows the audience to come up with a sad story for him, but we could have had more conversations with Franck. Those talks were the soul of the movie and he obviously deserved that nomination to the Cesar awards. And then...the ending...come on! It's not an artsy film. It did need to provide some closure if the movie is not about people's connections but about the killer out there. At least it was another kind of tale.

simone6403 Rarely does a film show such brilliance in writing and directing as this. Alain Guiraudie does both. This thriller and drama is right out of the pages of Alfred Hitchcock . Plus he leaves it to the viewer to decide the fate of two central characters. And, the question of "Why" for a third. His control of his audience is masterful. As soon as you think you know the outcome, he pulls you away in another direction, only to end with the task of figuring out what really happened. But don't fear frustration. You are not left hanging for long. There is only one logical ending, and eventually he will let you figure it out. Brilliant!