Rotten
It fails to deliver the narrative thrill twists its origins would promise.
Ed Halter, Village Voice
Dark Water
This Season, The Mystery Of The Darkness Will Consume Your Life
2005 · 1h 45m · PG-13
Horror, Mystery
Directed by
Walter Salles
Overview
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. Dahlia is in the midst of divorce proceedings, and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences—and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom…
Director and cast
- Walter Salles Director
- Jennifer Connelly as Dahlia Williams
- John C. Reilly as Mr. Murray
- Tim Roth as Jeff Platzer
- Dougray Scott as Kyle Williams
- Pete Postlethwaite as Veeck
- Ariel Gade as Ceci
- Camryn Manheim as Teacher
- Perla Haney-Jardine as Natasha / Young Dahlia
- Debra Monk as Young Dahlia's Teacher
- Linda Emond as Mediator
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
47%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Like so many recent thrillers of this ilk, many of them in some way exploiting the 'innocence' of childhood -- the dumb and unpleasant Hide and Seek springs to mind -- Dark Water falls apart in the wind-down.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
A tasteful but unremitting bummer and yet one more case of an Oscar-winning actress proving that she can still do the kinds of disposable movies big awards are supposedly meant to banish from your resume forever.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Rotten
Dark Water has more substance and a more interesting look than many horror films, but the familiar elements of the story disappoint.
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Rotten
Working from a premise that's not only thin but transparent, Salles struggles mightily to generate tension in any other way possible.
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
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