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Dark Water [2005]
Reviewsjennifer saves the movie Review date: 2008-07-13 Rating: 8 out of 10 Jennifer connely is an amazing actress, and the fact that she's the most beatiful woman on the planet makes looking at her perfomances even more enjoyable. Once again she rescues a movie that would otherwise have been quite average. Her daughter is portrayed very convincingly as well. The story is haunting, heart-breaking and not very scary. Haunting and heartbreaking thanks to the lead actresses, not scary thanks to an uneven script. Anathema to say so in some quarters, but I preferred this to the original! Review date: 2008-06-07 Rating: 10 out of 10 I loved the original of "Dark Water" and expected to be disappointed by this, as in the terrible remake of "Ring", but I was very pleasantly surprised to find this was a most excellent movie and better than the original, in that this one didn't leave in what seemed like unnecessary parts, which in the original seemed to drag in places, whereas this one never seemed to lose its atmosphere but continued on with its slow building feeling of dread. The original film seemed to include too much more going on, especially near the end, whilst this one kept things more minimal and was therefore more effective for it. Greatly conveyed the feeling of hopelessness and dampness, dripping water, always raining outside, dampness and more dampness, it was everywhere. Obviously very well thought out and full marks to the makers for creating the damp feel which was always there, so you always felt affected by it. Great movie. good remake but ..... Review date: 2008-03-15 Rating: 6 out of 10 I have seen the original and although I preferred that, this is pretty good. What I didnt like was the poor quality of the print. Almost monochrome at times, the picture quality,colour and brightness are very poor for a new film.Just watch some of the bonus footage and the colour and quality are much improved, so why is the film itself so poor? Once again the Americans can find child actors who can ACT. British children just don't seem to have it in the main ( just watch Grange Hill for instance). The little girl in this is brilliant and I don't think she was more than 8 or 9 at the time. Good performances all round actually. Tim Roth is almost unrecognisable and although you cannot say that about Peter Postlewaite, his performance is very good too.I could easily watch the original again but not this one, the quality of the print just spoils it for me. I have dropped a star because of this. Beautiful and Haunting Review date: 2008-02-17 Rating: 10 out of 10 I don't usually like the remakes of films as I think they strip from a film what is really pure about it, but this is one remake I can actually very much sit and enjoy (and have watched) time and time again. The story revolves around Dahlia, a troubled woman who grew up in a broken home having endured mental abuse and neglect from her alcholic and bitter mother. Dahlia is struggling to make ends meet while in the process of a bitter divorce and custody battle with her husband for their six year old daughter Ceci. In addition to divorce proceedings and custody hearings, Dahlia also has to find a place for her and Ceci to live, which leads them to Roosevelt Island to a rather run down apartment complex. Things start to see strange from the getgo as the elevator seems to have a mind of it's own, phantom hands are felt gripping Dahlia's fingers, and the shoebox apartment they now call home is plagued with strange dampness and dripping black water right above her daughter's bed. At night, loud running footsteps are heard in the apartment above, and water seems to turn itself on up there. And then Ceci starts talking to an imaginary friend called Natasha, and Ceci's insistance that Natasha exists becomes more and more concerning as time echoes on. The longer they live there, the more haunted Dahlia begins to become by nightmares, visions, and strange events and struggles between trying to keep from losing the last strains of sanity she has and trying to be there for her daughter as her mother never was for her. If you like movies such as "The Ring", or "The Grudge" you might like this although it seems to be on a much more subtle and beautifully haunting scale as opposed to frightning. Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Pete Postlethwaite Dougray Scott Ariel Gade Jennifer Connelly John C. Reilly Creators: Jennifer Connelly (Primary Contributor) John C. Reilly (Primary Contributor) Director(s): Recording label: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm Manufacturer: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm EAN: 8717418047535 Binding: DVD Number of items: 1 Format: Dubbed, PAL, Widescreen, Release date: 2005-11-28 Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over Region code: 2 Running time: 101 minutes Theatrical release date: 2005 Language: Danish (Subtitled) Language: English (Subtitled) Language: Finnish (Subtitled) Language: Icelandic (Subtitled) Language: Norwegian (Subtitled) Language: Portuguese (Subtitled) Language: Spanish (Subtitled) Language: Swedish (Subtitled) Language: English (Original Language) Language: Spanish (Dubbed)
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