Film Review – Lake George

Shea Whigham is an actor primarily known for doing one thing. He plays low to the ground types, men who are often wrestling with their emotions in private, putting up a steely front to protect themselves and others. He’s developed cult appreciation for his work, often gravitating toward the same type of semi-mute guys. In “Lake George,” Whigham isn’t coloring outside the lines, but he’s in command of a slightly different personality, portraying a nervous man assigned to murder the ex-lover of a crime boss, put in charge of violence he’s completely unfamiliar with. It’s not a drastic change of pace for Whigham, but it’s something slightly different, and that’s the right direction, joined by the talented Carrie Coon on this weird crime/relationship tale that’s deliberately handled by writer/director Jeffrey Reiner, a television veteran bringing his tough sensibilities to this turn-filled story that moves slowly, but rewards this patience periodically. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com