You will be disappointed. I promise you that. It starts well, has an engaging middle, builds lots of tension, and then the end descends into melodrama and the surreal. Also, I was waiting throughout the whole film for Pete Postlethwaite/Dougray Scott/Tim Roth to actually be put to some use. As it is all three of these actors were utterly wasted – with all of their storylines going nowhere and their motivation a mystery. Jennifer Connelly wasn’t bad in the lead, but really all she had to do was look thin, pale and upset for nearly 2 hours. The child actors were incredibly cute, and, in all honesty, acted everyone else off the screen, but I’m not saying it was a challenge for them.
Oh, and does it rain on Roosevelt Island all the time? And is it really as grim as the film made out? It looked like a place where people would go once they had lost all hope. The view from Jennifer Connelly’s apartment in the film was the scariest part as far as I was concerned.
Maybe the original Japanese version is just as bizarre at the end, but I’m guessing it is a hell of a lot scarier, which is what I was hoping for. I was in the mood for a REALLY SCARY film, dammit, and Dark Water did not deliver. Has anyone seen The Skeleton Key yet? Don’t ruin it for me, but is it scary? And I mean having-to-sleep-with-the-lights on scary? It’s had good reviews, but so did wishy-washy Dark Water (did you see what I did there?).
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sorry the movie sucked. that happens sometimes. there are only a few movies i wasnt dissapointed in and that was bad boys 2 and hide and seek i thought was good
but yea they usually suck!!
What if I have already seen it? Will you give me my money back?
Don't see it, CHECK!!
I hate it when they build and then...nothing.
It's like taking home a really HOT guy and right as you're about to have what you're sure will be the best sex ever...he passess out from drinking too much. DAMN...don't you just hate that.
naughtygirl - I have VERY high standards when it comes to films, so I get disappointed a lot...(like your dark new home by the way - will drop by soon!)
AB - Well, I only promised disappointment, not cash refunds. I suggest you refer your complaint to the director, a Mr. Salles, care of Universal Pictures.
Boabhan - So true - it is EXACTLY like that. Nothing worse than a guy who is all talk and no trousers.
CG - so the film gave a pretty true representation then - it's now on my top ten list of places to NEVER visit.
I did see the ad for this movie, and I think I did say aloud:" The's Jennifer Connelly, Oscar Award winner, why did she do that crap?"
Spooky black water?...I've seen plenty of black water here in Louisiana that's very scary indeed but no one seems to be running in horror from it. Although it is creepy.
Oh...then again She did Hulk ....go figure...
Bennet - that's why I was tricked into seeing it - I thought, Jennifer Connelly, the Oscar winner, she wouldn't be in a crap movie...But I forgot all about the fact that she had 'starred' in Hulk. Hmm. I'll know for next time.
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