[IMDB] [Netflix]
shimmer lake does a fine job of telling a mystery story in reverse. i first saw this gimmick used in memento, where it was meant to force the protagonist's condition onto the viewer, and it was definitely an appropriate storytelling device there. in the case of shimmer lake, there did not seem to be any particular reason for telling the story that way, other than for the entertainment value. luckily, it was very entertaining. the only bad spot was that they could not seem to decide whether to make it comedic or not. so the viewer suffers a bit of whiplash whenever a scene change toggles the comedy bit.
shimmer lake gets four dead bodies.
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