Dark Water is a failure as a horror movie.
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07/19/05
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
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07/22/05
Interesting and unsettling, but never terrifying.
07/22/05
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08/07/05
The strong cast, intriguing visuals and subtle scripting keep things introspective and unsettling, until Hollywood takes over.
06/29/05
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06/24/06
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
About half-way through the movie, I wanted to stand up and scream, 'Okay, I get it! Jennifer Connelly is a great actor! Can we just get on with the story, please?'
07/09/05
Pretty much follows the formula of Japanese horror, but at least it does it with some involvement in the story.
07/07/05
The only thing scary about Dark Water is the fact the movie never seems to end.
07/07/05
Brazilian director Walter Salles’ first Hollywood project is both a chilling ghost story and a heart-pulling drama.
07/14/05
Dark Water is much more ambitious and classy than the advertising would lead you to believe. It deserves to find an audience of discerning moviegoers.
07/08/05
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 about as terrifying as having Sigmund and the Sea Monsters for neighbors, only minus the genuinely horrific Sid and Marty Krofft costumes.
07/18/05
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09/26/05
Top CriticIt's more Kramer vs. Kramer than Jennifer vs. the Dead Kid in the Sink... still, too-familiar territory lacking an original ghost story.
07/07/05
Until it sputters to a nonsensical close, the film is a spooky entertainment.
07/08/05
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07/16/05
Top CriticA tepid startle-fest, with fairly run-of-the-mill scares that leave no lasting impression.
07/10/05
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