The Weight of Water Reviews
December 6, 2005
Full Review
| Original Score: 1/5
October 7, 2004
Full Review
| Original Score: 3/10
November 12, 2003
Nem as timas performances de Sarah Polley e Sean Penn conseguem conferir energia a este filme, cujas histrias desenvolvidas paralelamente se anulam de forma implacvel.
Original Score: 3/5
August 1, 2003
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.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2/4
March 17, 2003
It doesn't surprise me that this film sat for two years in storage before released, as the final version appeared clunky.
Full Review
| Original Score: C-
February 2, 2003
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.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2/4
January 26, 2003
Despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from Kathryn Bigelow, The Weight of Water is oppressively heavy.
Original Score: 2/5
January 2, 2003
The superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead (water) weight of the other.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2.5/4
December 30, 2002
Elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.
Full Review
| Original Score: C
December 19, 2002
The jarring jumps between disconnected stories and watered-down sensationalism make for a soggy experience.
Full Review
| Original Score: C+
December 16, 2002
Original Score: 2/4
December 13, 2002
The Weight of Water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire, but this leaky script barely stays afloat.
Original Score: 2/4
December 13, 2002
[Two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable Scandinavian settlers in 18th-century Canada, and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now.
December 8, 2002
None of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest.
Full Review
| Original Score: 1/5
November 27, 2002
It's a 100-year old mystery that is constantly being interrupted by Elizabeth Hurley in a bathing suit.
Full Review
| Original Score: 2.5/5
November 22, 2002
A well-acted movie that simply doesn't gel.
November 15, 2002
Shreve's graceful dual narrative gets clunky on the screen, and we keep getting torn away from the compelling historical tale to a less-compelling soap opera.
Original Score: 2/4
November 7, 2002
The problem is that for the most part, the film is deadly dull.
Original Score: 1/5
November 6, 2002
In old-fashioned screenwriting parlance, Ms. Shreve's novel proved too difficult a text to 'lick,' despite the efforts of a first-rate cast.
November 3, 2002
Full Review
| Original Score: 2.5/4