Deep Water
Vic and Melinda 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.
- Released: 2022-03-18
- Runtime: 116 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Romance, Thrillers
- Stars: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, Rachel Blanchard, Lil Rel Howery, Jacob Elordi, Dash Mihok, Kristen Connolly, Jade Fernandez, Finn Wittrock, Damon Lipari, Michael Braun, Shauna Rappold, Brendan Miller, Gregory Hobson, Jaren Mitchell, Devyn A. Tyler, Jeff Pope, Jade Fernandez, Sheenan Cole, Michael Scialabba, Krystal Tomlin, Armando Leduc, Jason Edwards, Kelly Connolly, Paul Teal, Andrew Penrow, Grace Jenkins, Juliet Brett, Sam Malone, Martinez, Sefenech Henok, Anna Bruno, Tiffany Christy, Joanna Connor, Maddison Marx, Goldie Lowe, Darius “Da Bucket Banga” Lindsley
- Director: Adrian Lyne
Comments
- bowmanblue - 19 May 2024
I guess I didn't get it
I'm worried that I've watched one too many superhero movies and now unless a story ends with a computer-generated alien army wrecking a city that's being destroyed by a giant skybeam I won't be able to understand it.
The plot (taken from the website to avoid 'spoilers') says it's about a married couple, the husband allows his wife to have affairs in order to not get divorced, but there are murderous aspects at play.
Okay, I've watched my fair share of 'murder mysteries' and 'relationship dramas' that I like to think that a film doesn't have to have wall to wall special effects and action in order to be good. And that plot sounds interesting enough to be worth a watch. And it was. Mostly.
It's main 'selling points' are the fact that it has two very good, very watchable and very capable actors as the leads - Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, playing the couple. As I say their performances are well up to the task of hooking an audience and maintaining interest - and I was hooked.
However, when the credits finally rolled I was left unfulfilled. I would love to go into why I felt so 'cheated,' but unless I go into deep 'spoiler territory' and give you a full account of what happens and all the characters' secrets, I can't really do my opinion justice. I just felt that I didn't get certain characters' motivations and was left wondering what the point of some of their actions were - actions which seemed to go against the logic of the situations they found themselves in.
I'll admit I watched this at home and I guess I could have glanced at my phone and missed a line of dialogue which completely explained everything, but - ultimately - what was a good and enjoyable film left me shrugging my shoulders when it was all over and not understanding why they did or didn't do the things that had transpired. I see it's got pretty reasonable ratings and that it was actually based on a book (which you won't be surprised to hear I haven't read), so maybe the answers I'm looking for are actually contained in there. - nikitacpv - 25 February 2024
The snails were the weirdest part
The movie was decent but I expected so much more of the ending.
Throughout the movie it was never really explained why Vic puts up with his wife sleeping with so many different men. Then the ending when you finally think ''wow I wonder how it's gonna end'', they just ruin it by showing the credits and bam movie done.
I did think the entire movie itself was good. I found the whole relationship and the vibe between the couple intriguing which is why I kept watching but I feel it left the viewers with quite some questions. They went from 0 to 100 at the end by revealing stuff and then it just abruptly ends.
Overall I did enjoy this movie but I think it's a pretty forgetful experience.
