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Deep Water (2022)

2.9 of 5 from 62 ratings
2h 33min
Not released
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Synopsis:
Vic (Ben Affleck) and Melinda (Ana de Armas) Van Allen are a couple in the small town of Little Wesley. Their loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Vic becomes fascinated with the unsolved murder of one of Melinda's former lovers, Malcolm McRae, and, in order to successfully drive away her current fling, takes credit for the killing. When the real murderer is apprehended, Vic's claims are interpreted by the community as dark jokes.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, Anthony Katagas, Arnon Milchan, Steven Zaillian
Writers:
Zach Helm, Sam Levinson, Patricia Highsmith
Genres:
Drama, Thrillers
Collections:
Top 10 French-Language Remakes
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Release Date:
Not released
Run Time:
153 minutes

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Dull Erotic Thriller - Deep Water review by GI

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05/04/2022

A somewhat tepid erotic psychological thriller that fails to ignite into anything other than a routine murder story with stock characters. This is a surprise considering director Adrian Lyne brought us such gritty and shock thrillers like Fatal Attraction (1987). The one saving grace here is Ana De Armas who delivers a performance that exudes the warmth of youth and beauty juxtaposed with the cold, selfish control of the femme fatale. This is a story of a poisoned relationship where Melinda (De Armas) is married to the much older and wealthy Vic (Ben Affleck). He allows her to have affairs with a stream of younger men on the promise she'll stay in the marriage. Her casual flings that she conducts almost as a challenge to Vic are the catalyst for his seething anger. His subtle boast to one of her paramours that he killed an earlier one sets him on a path of emotional rage. The question of whether he did or not is soon abandoned for a plain murder story. Can you see the issues here? The story is all too plain and obvious. The delectable trophy wife openly bonking and assuming the cuckold of a husband is going to accept the situation even though he says he will. It doesn't add up and the film becomes predictable and disappointing. Affleck's character just does a square jaw, mean look throughout the film which reflects the lacklustre script and direction of what could have been a very interesting marriage character study.

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