Somehow The Deep End feels slightly... off.
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08/21/01
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The Deep End (2001)
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Reviews Counted:113
Fresh:92
Rotten:21
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: A well-acted film noir with arresting visuals.
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Aug 8, 2001 Limited
Box Office: $8,301,918
Synopsis: Tilda Swinton is riveting as Margaret Hall, a conscientious mom raising a family in Lake Tahoe who is entangled in a web of blackmail. While she frets over transporting her kids to ballet and... [More]
Starring: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic, Jonathan Tucker, Raymond J. Barry
Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
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Reviews for The Deep End
Superb thriller.
08/27/01
Fans of intelligent, quirky thrillers with absorbing characters shouldn't hesitate to take the bait.
08/23/01
Despite a couple of interesting twists and an excellent lead performance, their potentially interesting story is eventually undermined by too many holes and inconsistencies.
08/08/01
An exploration -- and celebration -- of the higher humanity that links us beneath our baser sexual motivations.
08/17/01
An unremitting nightmare of comfortable domesticity gone frighteningly awry.
08/11/01
A spare and stylish thriller that intrigues with intelligence rather than cheap shocks.
08/09/01
Takes the quiet, nonviolent approach to conjuring up thrills.
08/24/01
An exceptionally involving and intelligent thriller.
08/23/01
Top CriticIf it weren't for the recurring common sense loopholes...there would be little to distract from the chilling tingle The Deep End emits.
08/14/01
[Swinton's] is a character with little modulation, despite the many twists and turns of plot in this would-be Hitchcockian thriller.
10/31/01
Unbidden, Alek (Goran Visnjic) gives Margaret what she wants from her family: recognition. Maybe that’s all that any woman wants from her family.
06/27/02
Tilda Swinton gives a richly nuanced performance as an isolated woman who is forced to step outside the boundaries of her prescribed suburban existence.
08/10/01
Guaranteed to thrill.
08/27/01
For the most part ... the filmmakers and performers invest a high level of intelligence and sympathy into The Deep End.
06/18/02
Top CriticA perfect example of a small, well-made, and (in its central role) rivetingly acted film.
08/15/01
Top CriticNot to say that The Deep End is a bad film, exactly, rather it's a forgettable one that is remarkable only for its almost complete lack of distinction.
08/27/01
Take the plunge.
08/11/01
An intelligently suspenseful and incongruously witty chamber drama.
08/15/01
Top CriticA stunning and stylish update of The Reckless Moment (1949), the sophomore effort from Siegel and McGehee is a taut psychological drama that lingers long after its credits roll.
11/18/02
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