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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite
Director: Walter Salles
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Reviews for Dark Water
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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 |
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Unfortunately, the supernatural element is underplayed to the extent that the story almost became nothing more than a domestic drama. Full Review |
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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 |
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A moody, quirky movie that, although flawed, is worth a walk to the theatre in a gentle rain. Full Review |
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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 |
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A mature film about the courage it takes to survive in a mortal world that's dependent on temporary relationships. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
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 |
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I found Dark Water slow and gloomy, with a lengthy buildup to a less-than-satisfying conclusion. Full Review |
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Un filme bien hecho, mucho mejor actuado y que, a pesar de ser innecesario, logra firmemente su cometido. Full Review |
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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 |
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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 |
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Se você valoriza a construção consistente de um clima de melancolia e tensão, dificilmente se decepcionará. Full Review |
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[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 |
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