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08/07/05
Dark Water (2005)
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Reviews Counted:144
Fresh:66
Rotten:78
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: All the atmospherics in Dark Water can't make up for the lack of genuine scares.
Theatrical Release:22-07-2005
Synopsis: Acclaimed director Walter Salles ("Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries") helms and Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly stars in DARK WATER, a psychological thriller featuring a stellar... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Walter Salles
Reviews for Dark Water
Interesting and unsettling, but never terrifying.
07/22/05
Top CriticA watered-down version of the Japanese original, Salles’s remake is still an enjoyable, atmospheric horror flick, with strong performances from its cast.
07/31/05
The strong cast, intriguing visuals and subtle scripting keep things introspective and unsettling, until Hollywood takes over.
06/29/05
Dark Water is a failure as a horror movie.
07/19/05
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07/22/05
Dark Terror. Salles’ thriller this year’s best.
07/19/05
a stylish cut above most of the recent J-horror remakes - but once again it seems that the waters of Asian ghost stories flow purer, deeper and darker at source.
07/15/05
Jennifer Connelly's haunting performance as a woman engulfed in an aura of desperation makes it impossible not to empathize with the character she portrays.
07/09/05
Salles has crafted a moody, even gothic, psychological thriller that never fails to hold the viewer's interest.
07/06/05
Some may consider Dark Water too leisurely paced, but it's refreshing to see a film that doesn't shoo the ghost from a closet in the first half hour.
07/07/05
Maybe Ring is spookier. But Water's female character is the better woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
07/07/05
It's familiar material twisted into interesting directions, and even if it doesn’t always succeed dramatically, the attempt is clear, and I appreciate the film for that alone.
07/07/05
Connelly and the wide-eyed Gade are so good together as mother and daughter that their performances -- along with the fine supporting work of Reilly, Roth and Postlethwaite -- carry the film. And the day.
07/07/05
[A] skillfully crafted psychological thriller.
07/08/05
While his movie lacks the psychological resonance of Rosemary's Baby or The Sixth Sense, it easily equals their creep-out quotient.
07/07/05
admirable simplicity with an all-enveloping mood
07/07/05
Works best as a study of how a nice, beautiful woman is forced to deal with a succession of creepy, dishonest men.
07/07/05
What keeps the film alive and more than a little nerve-wracking are a terrific cast and director Walter Salles, who creates a powerfully oppressive mood that meshes seamlessly with the inner turmoil of troubled mom Dahlia.
07/08/05
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