Synopsis
Spirit Lake is unusually deep. No diver has ever managed to find the bottom. When Dr. Amelia Brooks disappears during a deep-water dive, her three daughters travel home. They find themselves unable to let go and become drawn into the mysteries of the lake.
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Cast
- Lindsay BurdgeJune
- Jennifer LafleurAnnie
- Aleksa PalladinoIsa
- Beth GrantAmelia Brooks
- Ross PartridgeJosh
- Traci DinwiddieMother
- Michelle HutchisonRealtor
- Shirley VenardMaggie Helms
- Kaya SakrakFather
- Ebru CapartiAuntie
Recommendations
- 60
Village Voice
Less is often more when it comes to depicting such rituals onscreen, and Smith is highly attuned to the simple power of, say, characters cryptically chanting under their breath. - 60
The Dissolve
Burdge, Lafleur, and Palladino are effortlessly believable as sisters, but that only makes it seem like a shame that the script doesn’t take fuller advantage of their innate chemistry. - 60
Los Angeles Times
The film reveals frustratingly little about the sisters themselves. - 60
The New York Times
The pieces don’t entirely cohere, but Ms. Smith has a promising sensibility. - 50
Variety
For much of the running time, The Midnight Swim is effectively ambiguous, but Smith’s decision to play coy with the sisters’ backstories eventually frustrates.
