This well crafted and engaging documentary is a ripping yarn of a man's mansize adventure going horribly wrong.
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10/06/07
Deep Water (2007)
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Reviews Counted:53
Fresh:51
Rotten:2
Average Rating:7.9/10
Consensus: Equal parts mystery and biography, Deep Water is both an engrossing documentary and an affecting treatise on human folly and obsession.
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: DEEP WATER is the stunning true story of the first solo, non-stop, round-the-world boat race, and the psychological toll it took on its competitors. Sponsored by the Sunday Times of London, the... [More]
Director: Louise Osmond, Jerry Rothwell
Reviews for Deep Water
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10/05/07
Top Critic[An] expertly assembled and engrossing documentary.
07/14/07
Top CriticA sad story, but well told, with respect for its subject and an eye for the Shakespearian tragedy in the tale.
07/14/07
Top CriticDeep Water confirms all the mythical terrors that lurk in our dreams of the sea, and the best person to watch it with would be Melville.
08/20/07
Top CriticI do think the movie loses focus at times, but nevertheless, this is a pretty interesting story into madness.
08/22/08
But more startling are the original tape recordings and 16mm films made by the solitary competitors as they spent more than ten months alone trying to sail around the globe.
09/14/07
Osmond and Rothwell do a commendable job of mining a rich archive of material.
09/07/07
Top CriticWith the discovery of films and audiotape from the first solo, non-stop nautical race around the globe, Deep Water promises to take us where we have never been.
09/20/07
engaging
08/02/09
Despite the flaws in the structure and story of Deep Water, Osmond and Rothwell display great skill at keeping their audience informed.
09/07/07
In a sense, the subject of this film contributed a good deal of material to his cinematic biography, material that is gut-wrenchingly intimate and revelatory.
08/24/07
For this gripping and amazing documentary, such truth emerges not just from the facts, but also the poetry of men who redefine themselves in a risky race on small sailboats.
09/14/07
The pic should suck even landlubbers into a whirlpool of gripping adventure, overblown ambitions and sheer human folly.
07/14/07
Top CriticAs directed by Louise Osmond and Jerry Rothwell, the movie breezes along at a highly watchable clip, thanks to fluid, affecting intercutting of archival, black-and-white footage and present-day interviews.
11/03/07
Top CriticDeep Water successfully combines the pressure of the competition with an intriguing character study of the increasingly desperate Crowhurst.
08/24/07
This isn't primarily an adventure story, though it's very suspenseful; it's first and foremost a profoundly sad tale of human frailty.
09/15/07
One of this year's better studies of the human soul.
09/07/07
Humane and haunting.
08/24/07
His story is a footnote in sailing history, to be sure, but a fascinating one.
08/24/07
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