The Weight of Water (2000)
Genre: Thriller
Duration: 113 minuten
Country:
United States / France / Canada
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Stars: Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn and Elizabeth Hurley
IMDb score:
5,8 (10.522)
Releasedate: 25 September 2000
This movie is not available on US streaming services.
The Weight of Water plot
"Hell hath no fury..."
Jean, a photographer for a newspaper, investigates the sensational ax murder of two women in 1873. She discovers a number of newspapers that give an eyewitness account of what happened. The film follows the story of the eyewitness, interspersed with the private problems of Jean, who struggles with jealousy and suspicion within her marriage.
Actors and actresses
Thomas Janes
Jean Janes
Adaline Gunne
Maren Hontvedt
Rich Janes
Louis Wagner
Mr. Plaisted
John Hontvedt
Evan Christenson
Judge
Reviews & comments
K. V.
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- 4426 messages
- 3816 votes
I decided to give this one a try and was actually quite pleasantly surprised. I didn't really know what to expect, but I found it a captivating film. The story intrigued me, and by frequently switching between the present and the past, it remained interesting to follow.
The cast also did a great job, and otherwise the film looked fine.
I certainly found it worth seeing and watched with fascination from beginning to end.
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blurp194
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- 5813 messages
- 4385 votes
The idea was perhaps nice, but it doesn't really come across. And the star cast—uh, well, Penn mostly actually—doesn't really manage to take it to the next level. Bigelow is a pretty decent director in his own right, of course, but perhaps this just isn't her genre—what she excels at is primarily the kind of film with fast action and a lot of movement, and perhaps a contemplative story like this, with pretensions to deeper layers, simply doesn't fit well.
But it’s not all doom and gloom either; the visuals are quite nice and it makes you dream of sailboats and deserted private islands. Quite a nice film for a lazy evening, just not a masterpiece.
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Filmkriebel
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- 10209 messages
- 4776 votes
A work of fiction about a historical double murder on the Shoals Islands off the coast of New Hampshire... It feels somewhat forced that the 19th-century story runs parallel to the contemporary narrative in some aspects. There is no escaping the artistic pretensions of this story. It might have worked even better for me if everything had simply taken place in the 19th century.
Above all, a film about suffocating relationships, repressed feelings, unspoken desires that bubble up under pressure... For this is, in a sense, a psychological horror, the desire to escape from oneself and the uncontrolled actions that follow... Not a typical Bigelow film, but a good director refuses to be pigeonholed. Visually, the film is certainly impressive. The direction creates a feverish and raw atmosphere. I didn't feel it really came from Sean Penn or McCormack, but rather from the beautiful performance of Sarah Polley, who was truly brilliant here.
So Weight of Water did manage to sweep me along, but I do understand that this won't be everyone's cup of tea. It really is a film you have to be in the mood for, and also one that delves into the dark depths of the human soul.
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