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Directed by
Walter Salles Written by
Kôji Suzuki, Hideo Nakata Cast
Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite [more]
Release Date
• USA: Jul 8, 2005
• UK: 19 Aug 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Dec 27, 2005
Budget $30 Million
BoxOffice: $25.4M
Official Website:
Dark Water Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images and brief language.
Running Time
1 hour, 45 minutes
Country USA
Production Companies
Post No Bills Films, Pandemonium Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment
Studio Buena Vista Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
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• Dark Water (2005)
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Dark Water Reviews |
"Dark Water" has the look of a horror story that went horribly wrong at some point along the production pipeline, prompting the filmmakers to "save" it by adding a comic touch, which also went wrong. The underlying themes are somber, including the heroine's psychological problems, and there's plenty of gothic terror. But the end product is so clunky, scattered, and all-around soggy that sometimes you can't help laughing. [read review] 
The climax is certainly over the top, and we're never quite sure how all the parts of the mystery fit together, but then the movie is about the horror of the mystery, not about its solution. Most important, I cared about the Jennifer Connelly character; she is not a horror heroine, but an actress playing a mother faced with horror. There is a difference, and because of that difference, "Dark Water" works. [read review] 
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
But there is a subtext lingering underneath all the creep and crud—enough that you can feel the potentially smart dissection of divorce, single motherhood, and madness straining to deepen. Unfortunately, confined by the supposed thrills and chills of pseudo-J-horror, the film's allegorical depth remains, unlike all the ooze saturating Connelly’s digs, hopelessly clogged. [read review] 
--KIM MORGAN (Reel.com)
Dark Water is just an average movie that had a chance of being something special. It's viewable, especially because of the great cast, but after seeing its potential in the beginning, it's all the more disappointing when you're subjected to its completely unfulfilling end. [read review] 6/10
--Albert Koleba (thefilmasylum.com)
Much like the original film, we are told in the opening scenes that there is indeed a ghost girl tromping about in her wet Mary Janes, leaving puddles all over the place and causing mischief. So when the strange things start to happen, we’re several steps ahead of the characters – and waiting for them to catch up to us gets real old, real fast. [read review] 
--Brian Buzz Juergens (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Fans of The Ring, and all of the latest horror movies for that matter, will probably enjoy this film. Others may have mixed feelings about it much like I did. I would definitely recommend seeing this movie in the theaters for one reason. And that’s mainly because your television cannot compare to the big screen. If you want to see a scary movie these days and actually be scared, the movie theater is probably your best option. [read review] C+
--Daniel Portnoy (TheCinemaSource)
Dark Water is indeed dark, but not in the mind-twisting, sinister, ghostly way you would have hoped. No, it's more like in a doom-and-gloom way that makes you want to slit your wrists. And talk about water. There's a ton of it--dark brown, corroded water--all over the place. Get ready to be saturated with it. [read review] 
--Kit Bowen (Hollywood.com)
Narrowly focused and appropriately claustrophobic, Dark Water creates believability by balancing life's small annoyances (elevators that stop at the wrong floors) with darker, more malignant events. Sometimes, as the movie makes clear, it can feel as if there's no relief on either front. [read review] B
Director Walter Salles sometimes tries damned hard to scare audiences with gallons upon gallons of unfiltered water, but not once are you scared. When an antagonist can be tamed with a patch of plaster or a Brita filter, you know you’re running on empty. [read review] 
--J.P. Mangalindan (MovieWeb)
Dark Water is one classy fright flick. It dares to leave things to the viewer's imagination....Dark Water will leave some viewers scratching their heads, while others will be wide-eyed with appreciation. This viewer, at least, is reasonably wide-eyed. [read review] B
Do you want your skin to crawl and jump out of your seat a few times? Then I suggest you go see "Dark Water", the new release by Touchstone Pictures. This is one scary haunted house film and it is by the same author who gave us "The Ring". [read review] 
I'm disappointed to see that somehow they managed to ruin a perfectly good movie so badly. They've removed everything creepy about the original and made it a long and drawn out drama which feels not only unoriginal but also very sloppy. [read review] 
--AnthroFred (SlasherPool)
The point of "Dark Water" appears to parallel that of "The Ring": something about water, abandonment and terror among dark-haired females with an affinity for terror-stricken screaming....No one said "Dark Water" runs deep. [read review] 
"Dark Water," a thriller-horror hybrid about real estate, rain and bad parenting, could serve as a public service announcement with a very simple message: Never step off an elevator before your grade-schooler. [read review] B
--Kevin Canfield (TheJournalNews)
The ending is straight out of “The Ring” and dozens of other horror flicks. This film is a wilter. The ending sucks...Still, it might be worth seeing for the brilliant performances by all involved. [read review]
Drama and horror is never a good mix; this is the perfect example. If you're looking for scares, look elsware. If you wanna see a troubled mother struggle with custody of her daughter, check this. [read review] 6/10
--FrighT MasteR (UHM)
This picture doesn't have deep enough currents to succeed as a psychological thriller and, as a ghost story, there are times when it has trouble treading water. [read review]
--James Berardinelli (ReelViews)
Seriously, you’re going to think you’ve died and gone to movie hell by the time the credits roll. It’s that bad. [read review] D+
Dark Water was one creep film the kind of film that will give you the Goosebumps, I know I had them. [read review] 
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