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Dark Water (2005)

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Reviews Counted:144

Fresh:66

Rotten:78

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: All the atmospherics in Dark Water can't make up for the lack of genuine scares.

Runtime: 1 hr 51 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $25,416,400

Synopsis: Acclaimed director Walter Salles ("Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries") helms and Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly stars in DARK WATER, a psychological thriller featuring a stellar... Acclaimed director Walter Salles ("Central Station," "The Motorcycle Diaries") helms and Academy Award®-winner Jennifer Connelly stars in DARK WATER, a psychological thriller featuring a stellar cast, including Academy Award®-nominees John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, and Pete Postlethwaite, as well as Dougray Scott and newcomer Ariel Gade. Based on a film by the creators of the Japanese version of "The Ring" comes this haunting, chilling film about a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. Dahlia Williams (JENNIFER CONNELLY) is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment – dilapidated, cramped, and worn – seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, sending her on a puzzling and mystifying pursuit to find out who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, she'll stop at nothing to find it. -- © Touchstone Pictures [More]

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Ariel Gade, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, Perla Haney-Jardine, Camryn Manheim

Director: Walter Salles

Director: Walter Salles
Screenwriter: Rafael Yglesias
Producer: Bill Mechanic
Composer: Angelo Badalamenti
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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01/17/06
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A top drawer cast working with a bottom drawer screenplay confirms my distaste for Japanese ‘girl, long black hair and water’ horror movies.

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10/16/05
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04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Esteemed Brazilian director Walter Salles ("The Motorcycle Diaries") falls flat on his face on his first Hollywood outing with a horror movie that will bore you to tears.

Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
04/16/09
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Unfortunately, the supernatural element is underplayed to the extent that the story almost became nothing more than a domestic drama.

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07/10/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
ESplatter

This murky urban ghost story about a possible haunted hi rise of horrors, basically lets the all-natural creepiness already native to its NYC landscape just do its deadly thing, likely intensified by 9/11's architectural carnage.

Full Review Source: Long Island Press | comment Comment
05/24/07
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
Long Island Press

A moody, quirky movie that, although flawed, is worth a walk to the theatre in a gentle rain.

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02/22/07
Rex Roberts
Rex Roberts
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06/24/06
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05/12/06
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The gore-free Dark Water tries hard to establish a creepy atmosphere, but instead winds up being slow moving with not much happening.

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02/14/06
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
SA Movie & DVD Magazine

A mature film about the courage it takes to survive in a mortal world that's dependent on temporary relationships.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
01/11/06
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Equal parts quiet, creepy, tragic, and visually gorgeous, Dark Water might be one of the best movies of 2005 that nobody went to see.

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12/27/05
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com

I found Dark Water slow and gloomy, with a lengthy buildup to a less-than-satisfying conclusion.

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12/22/05
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Un filme bien hecho, mucho mejor actuado y que, a pesar de ser innecesario, logra firmemente su cometido.

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11/24/05
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola
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09/26/05
AV Club
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The movie isn’t so much scary as it is unsettling, but the script lets viewers off the hook with a climax that’s both incoherent and preposterous.

Full Review Source: Denton Record Chronicle (TX) | comment Comment
08/29/05
Todd Jorgenson
Todd Jorgenson
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Se você valoriza a construção consistente de um clima de melancolia e tensão, dificilmente se decepcionará.

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08/12/05
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
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08/07/05
Dan Chant
Dan Chant
FilmFocus

[E]xecuted just about as well as it possibly could be … 'Dark Water' sinks under the weight of its rampant and … laughable predictability.

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08/02/05
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV
 
 
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