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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.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Jul 8, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $25,416,400

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... 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 cast, including Academy Award®-nominees John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, and Pete Postlethwaite, as well as Dougray Scott and newcomer Ariel Gade. Based on a film by the creators of the Japanese version of "The Ring" comes this haunting, chilling film about a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. Dahlia Williams (JENNIFER CONNELLY) is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment – dilapidated, cramped, and worn – seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, she'll stop at nothing to find it. -- © Touchstone Pictures [More]

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, Perla Haney-Jardine, Camryn Manheim

Director: Walter Salles

Director: Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Rafael Yglesias
Producer: Bill Mechanic
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Esteemed Brazilian director Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") falls flat on his face on his first Hollywood outing with a horror movie that will bore you to tears.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/16/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Unfortunately, the supernatural element is underplayed to the extent that the story almost became nothing more than a domestic drama.

Full Review Source: ESplatter | comment Comment
07/10/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter
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01/15/08
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

This murky urban ghost story about a possible haunted hi rise of horrors, basically lets the all-natural creepiness already native to its NYC landscape just do its deadly thing, likely intensified by 9/11's architectural carnage.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
05/24/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

A moody, quirky movie that, although flawed, is worth a walk to the theatre in a gentle rain.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/22/07
Rex Roberts
Rex Roberts
Film Journal International
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06/24/06
Time Out

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The gore-free Dark Water tries hard to establish a creepy atmosphere, but instead winds up being slow moving with not much happening.

Full Review Source: SA Movie & DVD Magazine | comment Comment
02/14/06
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine
N/R

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Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
01/17/06
Sydney Morning Herald

A mature film about the courage it takes to survive in a mortal world that's dependent on temporary relationships.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/11/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Equal parts quiet, creepy, tragic, and visually gorgeous, Dark Water might be one of the best movies of 2005 that nobody went to see.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
12/27/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

I found Dark Water slow and gloomy, with a lengthy buildup to a less-than-satisfying conclusion.

Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
12/22/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Un filme bien hecho, mucho mejor actuado y que, a pesar de ser innecesario, logra firmemente su cometido.

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment 1 Comment
11/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

A top drawer cast working with a bottom drawer screenplay confirms my distaste for Japanese ‘girl, long black hair and water’ horror movies.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/16/05
Urban Cinefile Critics
Urban Cinefile Critics
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09/26/05
AV Club

The movie isn’t so much scary as it is unsettling, but the script lets viewers off the hook with a climax that’s both incoherent and preposterous.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
08/29/05
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Se você valoriza a construção consistente de um clima de melancolia e tensão, dificilmente se decepcionará.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
08/12/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

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08/07/05
Dan Chant
Dan Chant
FilmFocus

[E]xecuted just about as well as it possibly could be … 'Dark Water' sinks under the weight of its rampant and … laughable predictability.

Full Review Source: MTV | comment Comment
08/02/05
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV
 
 
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