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Deep Water (2007)

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Reviews Counted: 53

Fresh: 51

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.9/10

Consensus: Equal parts mystery and biography, Deep Water is both an engrossing documentary and an affecting treatise on human folly and obsession.

Rated: PG

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:Aug 24, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the... DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the much-ballyhooed event attracted a field of nine, including amateur sailor Donald Crowhurst, who set out to circumnavigate the globe in late 1968. Battling treacherous seas and his own demons, Crowhurst almost immediately comes apart as he faces the isolation of nine months on the high seas. Part adventure yarn and part metaphysical mystery, DEEP WATER is an unforgettable journey into one man’s heart of darkness. --© IFC Films [More]

Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell

Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Producer: Al Morrow, Jonny Persey, John Smithson
Composer: Molly Nyman, Harry Escott
Studio: IFC Films

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10/18/08
Philip Marchand
Toronto Star
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I do think the movie loses focus at times, but nevertheless, this is a pretty interesting story into madness.

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08/22/08
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

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01/18/08
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

The details just get stranger and stranger.

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01/04/08
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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As a portrait of obsession, competition and, finally, delusion, Deep Water is haunting and engrossing, and one of the best nonfiction movies of the year.

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11/08/07
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

As directed by Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell, the movie breezes along at a highly watchable clip, thanks to fluid, affecting intercutting of archival, black-and-white footage and present-day interviews.

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11/03/07
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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This is fascinating stuff... that would be better served by a magazine article or book.

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11/02/07
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

The film evokes a visceral understanding of solitude at sea.

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10/26/07
Toddy Burton
Austin Chronicle

Deeply researched and compellingly presented, Deep Water is as much about one man’s misadventures on the ocean as it is about loneliness, desperation and the danger of dreams.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
10/25/07
Jason Ferguson
Orlando Weekly

Not merely a documentary portrait, but an engrossing drama with more twists and turns than your average thriller.

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10/12/07
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune

This is pretty heady stuff, and it's constantly enthralling, particularly for something that has to use so much second-hand information.

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10/11/07
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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10/06/07
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

This well crafted and engaging documentary is a ripping yarn of a man's mansize adventure going horribly wrong.

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10/06/07
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10/05/07
Sydney Morning Herald

...the less said about this film the better. It's that good.

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09/28/07
Michael Sragow
Baltimore Sun

This was a story that made front pages in its day but has been largely lost to history, and now is brought bracingly and compellingly back to life.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
09/21/07
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

Some beautiful shots give unexpected texture to the film, such as an underwater capture of a boat from below, with prisms of light surrounding it. And its final image is a quiet heartbreaker.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/21/07
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

With the discovery of films and audiotape from the first solo, non-stop nautical race around the globe, Deep Water promises to take us where we have never been.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/20/07
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
 
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