Review of Dark Water (2005) by Tansy W — 23 May 2009
In the midst of a bitter divorce, Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly) decides to move into Roosevelt Island and rents a worn down apartment with her daughter, Cece in tow. Cece starts to have an 'imaginary. friend as well as Dahlia having reoccurring nightmares. This, along with other certain peculiarities about her apartment leads Dahlia on path of curiosity hoping to find answers to certain questions. John C. Rielly as Mr. Murphy, the real estate agent who sells her on the shady new living quarters she finds herself in is easily the best thing this movie has going for it. As for anyone who saw Hideo Nakata's "Honogurai mizu no soko kara", you'd do well to just avoid this pale Americanized remake all together. As it lacks anything close to the scares, tension, or creepy atmosphere that the original had. A failure on nearly all accounts.
My Grade: D.
Where I Saw it: Starz on Demand.
Reviewed by Kevin O'Keefe on IMDB.
This review of Dark Water (2005) was written by Tansy W on 23 May 2009.
Dark Water has generally received mixed reviews.
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