The enemy in my husband

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Movie
German title The enemy in my husband
Original title Devil's Pond
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2003
length 92 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Joel Quarter
script Alek Friedman
Mora Stephens
Joel Quarter
production John Davis
J. Todd Harris
Craig Davis Roth
music Louis Febre
camera Matthew Jensen
cut Jeff Wood
occupation

Devil's Pond ( Devil's Pond ) is an American thriller from the year 2003 . It was directed by Joel Viertel , with Kip Pardue and Tara Reid in the lead roles .

action

Julianne Olsen comes from a rich family. She marries Mitch, whom she has only known for a short time. Julianne and Mitch spend their honeymoon on a remote island in a lake in the Montana forests, with no contact with the outside world.

Everything goes well at first, but when Julianne tries to get in touch with the outside world, an argument breaks out. When Mitch refuses to leave and his character changes, Julianne tries to leave the island, which is problematic because she cannot swim and is also afraid of water. Mitch turns more and more into a psychopath and during an argument, Julianne knocks him out and is able to leave the island on a boat. Mitch wakes up, swims in the lake, finds his wife, and brings her back. Another attempt by Julianne to escape does not succeed; she is tied to a tree with a chain.

Julianne takes advantage of her husband's absence and buries a bear trap on the property. During another argument with Mitch, who has now openly revealed his cruel intentions, he wants to kill her, but falls into the bear trap and is shot. In his hopeless situation, he begs Julianne to kill him. She cannot do this, but gives him with the words "Free yourself from yourself." the ability to shoot yourself. Finally he commits suicide. Julianne manages to swim through the lake and she finds her way back to freedom.

Reviews

The lexicon of international films wrote that the film was “a psychological thriller with some tension, largely developed as a two-person piece” . He was "due to the limited person and space constellation (...) quite predictable" .

Staci Layne Wilson wrote on www.horror.com that the main characters are one-dimensional. The representations are not bad. She scoffed that the film could be viewed as a "psychological thriller" if you had a low IQ.

backgrounds

The film was shot in Montana . Its production amounted to about 5 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on May 16, 2003 at the Cannes International Film Festival . In Germany and in numerous other countries such as Italy and France , the film was released directly on DVD or video; in Germany it was published on November 21, 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Enemy in My Husband in the Lexicon of International FilmsTemplate: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used , accessed June 8, 2008
  2. ↑ Staci Layne Wilson at www.horror.com
  3. ^ Filming locations for Devil's Pond , accessed June 8, 2008
  4. ↑ Box office / business for Devil's Pond , accessed June 8, 2008
  5. ↑ Release dates for Devil's Pond , accessed June 8, 2008