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Dark Water (2005 movie)

12 Ratings: 0.9
A movie directed by Walter Salles Jr.

Based on a story by Japanese novelist Koji Suzuki and a film by Hideo Nakata (THE RING), DARK WATER is a thrilling exercise in psychological terror. Jennifer Connelly stars as Dahlia, a troubled woman who is battling her husband, Kyle (Dougray Scott), … see full wiki

Director: Walter Salles Jr.
Genre: Horror
Release Date: July 8, 2005
MPAA Rating: PG-13
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review by . July 25, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
BETTER THAN EXPECTED
DARK WATER This American film based on Hideo Nakata's original movie [which was based on a book so it may not be completely original] is actually a lot better than most American remakes of Asian horror cinema. The first time I watched this movie I was expecting something along the lines of "The Ring" or maybe the "The Grudge" but was pleasantly surprised when this one seemed more surreal. It does an excellent job with the characters and makes the story seem very believable. I had a good time with …
review by . November 09, 2008
Dark Water (Unrated Widescreen Edition)
When beautiful Dahlia (Jennifer Connolly) goes through an ugly divorce and custody battle with ex-husband Kyle (Dougray Scott) over their daughter Ceci (Ariel Gade), she decides to move to Roosevelt Island in order to live closer to the best school for their daughter. Kyle doesn't care for Dahlia's decision but is unable to stop her from moving into a horrid and weirdly disturbing rent-controlled apartment complex, sprawling and psychologically dark.     John C. Reilly plays …
review by . October 06, 2008
posted in Movie Hype
Pros: ...     Cons: ...     The Bottom Line: “Dark water's captive Your dreams are my creed and my joy” ~Undercroft     This movie was about as exciting as trimming the cuticles on your fingernails. It was so predictable you wanted to say ‘Helllloooo ... wake up woman!' Between the unexplained water dripping constantly from the floor above to the noises in the empty apartment, really, give me a friggin break.    It …
review by . September 10, 2007
posted in Movie Hype
Based upon a Japanese film of similar name, DARK WATER stars Jennifer Connelly as Dahlia Williams, a recently divorced woman who is trying to make a new life for her and her daughter, Ceci (Areil Grade). An ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband, Kyle (Dougray Scott) hasn't left Dahlia with much money, but she is able to find an inexpensive apartment on an island across from Manhattan. The apartment is small and somewhat dingy, but the landlord Mr. Murray (John C. Reilly) seems quite helpful, …
review by . July 09, 2006
Pros: Actors did a fine job on the film.     Cons: The Plot-line…     The Bottom Line: Dark Water in the end fails to deliver on its promise of terror; what it servers up instead is a very predicable, very boring movie.     Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie''s plot. I love Jennifer Connelly; there is something about her quite demure beauty that draws one in. Ever since I gazed into those (then) larger then …
review by . June 20, 2006
A million different water references popped up when I first thought of writing this review. From the standard "all wet" cliche to "drizzly drips," I thought of them all. "Dark Water" is, like a thousand other mediocre flicks these last few years, based on a mediocre Japanese horror flick by overrated Japanese writers about a creepy ghostchild that uses the "boo!" factor to a tiring degree in an attempt to scare the audience. I'll admit that "The Grudge" actually had a couple of these moments, so …
review by . February 07, 2006
posted in Movie Hype
I've really enjoyed the recent tendency of horror films to bring traditional stories out of old mansions and creepy cemeteries into our everyday existence -- into the apartments and houses of a modern city. This urban horror is becoming almost a genre of its own, and it has a way of bringing the fear home in a way that other stories don't. Along with "The Ring," "Session 9," and "Creep," "Dark Water" is a good entry into this growing field.    Centering around a run-down apartment …
review by . January 12, 2006
posted in Movie Hype
Dark water was a movie a lot of people expected to be really good but the truth is it isn't. It's almost like false advertisement because the movie wasn't scary at all and it was very boring and way to long. I fell asleep a after the first half hour and when I watched the parts I missed I knew why I went to sleep. It's the slowest movie I've ever seen, you find is some interest in it to see what's up with the dark water but it turns into being a watered down version of The Ring. Everything is obvious …
review by . December 31, 2005
Walter Salles has proven himself a formidable director with his successes in 'Central Station', Behind the Sun', and The Motorcycle Diaries': he is an artist unafraid to approach unfamiliar terrain in his growth as a director, yet always proving that the most important element in making a good film is to explore the characters more than just the atmosphere. Those who find faults with DARK WATER seem to be concentrating on critiques of special effects and manufactured terror machines. Where Salles …
review by . December 02, 2005
I'm glad I got to experience this movie in the theater. Sitting there in an almost empty Thursday movie viewing with a friend, I felt what the movie wanted to portray.    I loved the emphasis on the wet, dark, cold, goose bump chilling visuals.  Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) was a wonderfully convincing, loving and beautiful to look on film mother to her little daughter.    She moved to Roosevelt Island, because it's what she can afford and takes up …
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