With 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.
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09/20/07
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
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
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
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
It is a sad, finely crafted documentary that must not be missed, if you call yourself a real film buff.
09/12/07
...a compelling portrait of a man who is terminally befuddled and ends up abandoning his wife and children because he can't face the music.
09/11/07
A tangle of turbulent seas and emotions.
09/11/07
Deep Water is a stunning documentary that not only beautifully elucidates a nearly forgotten incident but touches on crucial themes involving isolation, sanity, self-worth, impossible dreams, the nature of heroism and limits of human endurance.
09/10/07
One of the year’s best documentaries.
09/08/07
One of this year's better studies of the human soul.
09/07/07
Osmond and Rothwell do a commendable job of mining a rich archive of material.
09/07/07
Top CriticOsmond and Rothwell's depiction of his unraveling is an exquisitely structured drama.
09/07/07
To reveal Crowhurst's decision would be to spoil a stunning tale. Deep Water is not itself comparably stunning.
09/07/07
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
Remarkable.
09/06/07
The documentary effectively blends contemporary and recent interviews with film and tape recordings made by Crowhurst aboard the Electron.
09/06/07
A fascinating documentary about the first single-handed around-the-world sailing race, begins like a Boy’s Own adventure tale but ends up more akin to tragedy.
09/01/07
Top CriticDeep Water is a documentary, but it's also one part adventure film, one part Greek tragedy, and one part meditation on the role of the 'hero' in modern society.
08/30/07
An enthralling documentary about an Englishman named Donald Crowhurst who, in 1968, set off on a solitary, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe.
08/30/07
Top CriticDeep Water's account of a modern Icarus is frighteningly clear in its perceptions and aftershocks.
08/30/07
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