SummaryBased on a film by the creators of the Japanese version of the "The Ring" comes this haunting, chilling, film about a young mother who goes to extreme lengths to solve a mystery and protect her daughter. (Touchstone Pictures)
Directed By:Walter Salles
Written By:Kôji Suzuki, Hideo Nakata, Takashige Ichise, Rafael Yglesias
Dark Water
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52
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Metascore
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43% Positive
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80
Salles brings an explorer's eye and breathless curiosity to this fetid milieu, and he gets the most brilliant performances imaginable for this sort of movie.
75
In a movie with more subtext than "Rosemary's Baby," nearly everyone, including Tim Roth as Dahlia's lawyer, harbors secrets. Salles unleashes a torrent of suspense for one purpose: to plumb the violence of the mind.
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32% Positive
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Oct 16, 2022
8
this movie is cool and who wasn't curious to watch it because of Elisa lam's strange death at the hotel
63
Dark Water has more substance and a more interesting look than many horror films, but the familiar elements of the story disappoint.
60
True to form, Salles' version is an intelligent, brooding ghost story brimming with atmosphere, emotions and, above all else, water, but it's disappointingly short on scares.
50
As the movie is in step with Connelly's aching heroine and not trying to scare our socks off, Dark Water is of a piece with Salles's sensitive filmmaking. Obviously, from a genre standpoint, that presents a tremendous problem. Nobody goes to a horror movie for a good cry.
40
Spins toward its glum, dishwater-gray whirlpool of an ending, which doesn't have nearly as much emotional punch as it should. It doesn't leave you feeling spent -- only soaked.
20
The overall emotion the film generates is one of moist, enervated ennui. Who cares if the apartment is haunted when the best the ghost can do is get things a bit damp and run laps on the floor above?
Jun 29, 2017
7
I haven't seen the original, but I thought that this movie was pretty good. The acting was overall pretty good, the movie was atmospheric and it had some genuine creepy moments. While the ending was over the top and the movie wasn't always believable, it was still fun to watch.
Jul 10, 2011
5
I was hoping for better from this movie especially with the talents of both Connolly and Roth on board but I found the "twist" easy to spot from a mile away and within about fifteen minutes of the movie starting. It didn't ruin the movie but it did detract from the suspense and given that this is what the movie is built on there wasn't much else going on to keep my interest.
Aug 17, 2015
4
Dark Water has to be the most predictable and the most forgettable horror movie I've seen in years. Jennifer Connelly dose a solid performance in the movie but that's really it.
Production Company:
- Touchstone Pictures
- Pandemonium Productions
- Vertigo Entertainment
- Post No Bills Films
- Directors Guild of Canada (DGC)
Release Date:Jul 8, 2005
Duration:1 h 45 m
Rating:PG-13
Tagline:This Season, The Mystery Of The Darkness Will Consume Your Life
Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 4 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination
PromaxBDA Awards
• 1 Nomination
