If you look through the other reviews here you'll see a rash of early 10s and from then on it seems like every review swings wildly between love and extreme dislike.
If I had to guess why it would be around expectations and perhaps marketing too. This film isn't a thriller or a horror in the conventional sense. That's neither bad or good in itself, but if you were expecting a slasher film you'd be disappointed.
Instead Coyote Lake is a dark but gently paced and fairly simple story that is well written, well shot and well acted.
I would definitely recommend it, but I would also advise that the viewer goes in with as little expectations as possible to maximise the experience.
If I had to guess why it would be around expectations and perhaps marketing too. This film isn't a thriller or a horror in the conventional sense. That's neither bad or good in itself, but if you were expecting a slasher film you'd be disappointed.
Instead Coyote Lake is a dark but gently paced and fairly simple story that is well written, well shot and well acted.
I would definitely recommend it, but I would also advise that the viewer goes in with as little expectations as possible to maximise the experience.