The Weight of Water
Hell hath no fury...
Hell hath no fury...
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
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2001
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A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
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Runtime:
113 min
Release date:
30 Mar 2001
Country:
FR, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$16,000,000
Revenue:
$109,130
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The boating scenes have a languid yet charged sexuality, and the performances remain vibrant and rock-solid to the end.
– Michael Sragow,
New Yorker,
30 May 2011
fresh:
Artistically speaking, Bigelow's drama may be her most ambitous and personal film to date, a multi-layered (period and contemporary) psychological thriller that borrows from Bergman's masterpiece Persona; commercially, however, it's problematic.
– Emanuel Levy,
Variety,
20 Dec 2006
rotten:
The jarring jumps between disconnected stories and watered-down sensationalism make for a soggy experience.
– Gary Dowell,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Dec 2002
rotten:
The Weight of Water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire, but this leaky script barely stays afloat.
– Steven Rea,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
13 Dec 2002
fresh:
There are a few wrong notes, and the ending is too enigmatic for its own good, but for a studio production the film is uncommonly intelligent and uncompromising.
– Eric Harrison,
Houston Chronicle,
13 Dec 2002