SummaryA story of a mother's relationship with her son as she struggles desperately to cope with a crisis that threatens to envelop her entire world. In the classical tradition of the American film melodrama, The Deep End explores the depths of familial love, the boundaries of communication, and the quiet lonely beauty of self-sacrifice. [i5 Films]
Directed By:Scott McGehee, David Siegel
Written By:Elisabeth Sanxay Holding, Scott McGehee, David Siegel
The Deep End
Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
78
89% Positive
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11% Mixed
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100
Exquisitely made with a mesmerizing sense of style, it shows the wonderful things that can happen when traditional material is both handled with care and adroitly updated.
90
Fastidious and smart, and Ms. Swinton's fixated intensity isn't ever remote; we're always aware of how deeply she's feeling. Her work is magnificent.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.3
53% Positive
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Jan 13, 2016
10
Masterful performances from Goran Visnjic, Tilda Swinton and of course Jonathan Tucker. These guys are absolute masters in their own professions (which is of course acting) and I believe that each of them plays the role exactly right, to tune the movie in a perfect pitch and tempo. Nothing else to say except, congratulations Goran, Tilda & Jonathan.
Mar 13, 2012
8
The enchanting opening score and a dominant blue hue eases its way of a concealed familial drama with a murder case, a blackmail and an in-the-closet gay son. Out of expectation, a lesser impact on the gay culture, the film endeavors a strenuous effort to accent on a desperate motherâ
88
Remains rooted in the real world, which makes its story all the more satisfying -- and chilling.
80
Taking film noir material and turning it inside out visually and morally, The Deep End is an absorbing, beautifully made melodrama that succeeds on formal levels more than it does with suspense or emotion.
75
The resulting film is nobly ridiculous and ridiculously noble, doing everything in its power to subvert the dross it's fooling around with.
67
Displays a promise it doesn't, in the end, live up to. See it for Swinton's embodiment of unadulterated maternal will.
50
The same story was told vastly better in the 1949 melodrama "The Reckless Moment."
Jul 4, 2011
7
A relatively unknown film turns out to be a rather pleasant surprise. A thriller with more than one twists. Tilda Swinton is once again a delight to watch.
May 8, 2022
4
This film got off to a good start but quickly fell off the DEEP END!! Superbly talented and underrated as I believe Tilda Swinton IS, I think this script was terribly written for her. This movie just seemed to get worse and worse as it progressed from the endless cliches to the ever predictable plot. A whole lot of talent gone to waste drowned in a deep sea of bad writing, directing and mediocre performances!!
