The Weight of Water (2002)
32 %
Reviews Counted: 62 Fresh: 20 Rotten:42 Average Rating: 5.1/10
Consensus:
The story is too muddled to build any interest.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Theatrical Release: Nov 1, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Two stories unravel simultaneously in this dark and suspenseful film. The first story, set in the present day, concerns a photographer, Jean (Catherine McCormack). She is working on an article for a magazine about a pair of bloody murders that happened 200 years before on the Isle of Shoals,... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Sarah Polley, Anders W. Berthelsen
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Producer: Janet Yang, Joni Sighvatsson, A. Kitman Ho
Screenwriter: Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle
Composer: David Hirschfelder
Producer: Janet Yang, Joni Sighvatsson, A. Kitman Ho
Screenwriter: Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle
Composer: David Hirschfelder
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Artistically speaking, Bigelow's drama may be her most ambitous and personal film to date, a multi-layered (period and contemporary) psychological thriller that borrows from Bergman's masterpiece Persona; commercially, however, it's problematic.
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12/20/06
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01/26/06
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Nem as ótimas performances de Sarah Polley e Sean Penn conseguem conferir energia a este filme, cujas histórias desenvolvidas paralelamente se anulam de forma implacável.
11/12/03
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09/17/03
The film might appeal to those who've already read the book, but it's unlikely those who haven't will find much of anything to enjoy here.
08/01/03
It doesn't surprise me that this film sat for two years in storage before released, as the final version appeared clunky.
03/17/03
Bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable. But for the most part, The Weight of Water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.
02/02/03
Despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from Kathryn Bigelow, The Weight of Water is oppressively heavy.
01/26/03
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01/08/03
The superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead (water) weight of the other.
01/02/03
Elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.
12/30/02
The jarring jumps between disconnected stories and watered-down sensationalism make for a soggy experience.
12/19/02
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The Weight of Water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire, but this leaky script barely stays afloat.
12/13/02
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[Two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable Scandinavian settlers in 18th-century Canada, and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now.
12/13/02
There are a few wrong notes, and the ending is too enigmatic for its own good, but for a studio production the film is uncommonly intelligent and uncompromising.
12/13/02
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Sarah Polley deserves some kind of recognition for her role in this film.
12/13/02
None of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest.
12/08/02
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