Fresh
A disaster film with just the right touch of reality to ground the outre genre flourishes.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
Deranged
There Must Be Something In The Water.
2012 · 1h 49m · NOT RATED
Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Park Jung-woo
Overview
People binge eat and suffer from extreme thirst, which leads them to go crazy for water. They cannot control themselves because they are brainwashed by a parasite.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Yes, there are messages about the callousness of big business and the recurring foolishness of man tampering with nature, but they're never didactic, and they never overwhelm the film's escapist thrills.
Village Voice
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