Dark Water Reviews
Long Island Press
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.
Film Journal International
A moody, quirky movie that, although flawed, is worth a walk to the theatre in a gentle rain.
Film Freak Central
A mature film about the courage it takes to survive in a mortal world that's dependent on temporary relationships.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
DVDTalk.com
Equal parts quiet, creepy, tragic, and visually gorgeous, Dark Water might be one of the best movies of 2005 that nobody went to see.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
Moviola
Un filme bien hecho, mucho mejor actuado y que, a pesar de ser innecesario, logra firmemente su cometido.
| Original Score: 3/4
Cinema em Cena
Se você valoriza a construção consistente de um clima de melancolia e tensão, dificilmente se decepcionará.
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| Original Score: 4/5
ViewLondon
A watered-down version of the Japanese original, Salles's remake is still an enjoyable, atmospheric horror flick, with strong performances from its cast.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Creative Loafing
As far as American remakes of Japanese horror flicks go, this one's better than either The Ring or The Grudge.
Empire Magazine
Interesting and unsettling, but never terrifying.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
[Connelly] does superior work creating a woman struggling to be a good mother while feeling like she's falling to pieces.
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| Original Score: B
Georgia Straight
[Jennifer] Connelly's assured performance as the devoted mom struggling to stay afloat in a watery hellhole makes up for the lack of serious scares.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Goatdog's Movies
Because it's not a festival of horrors, there's time for viewers to notice how well-made it is.
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| Original Score: 3/5
TheMovieReport.com
Jennifer Connelly gives another wrenching and indelible turn.
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| Original Score: 3/4
eFilmCritic.com
Smarter, creepier, and better than expected.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Movie Gazette
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.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Brazilian director Walter Salles' first Hollywood project is both a chilling ghost story and a heart-pulling drama.
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