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The Weight of Water by Kathryn Bigelow
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DVD Cover InformationActor: Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley, Josh Lucas, Sarah Polley, Sean Penn Director: Kathryn Bigelow Brand: Lions Gate Producer: A. Kitman Ho Producer: Christopher Zimmer Producer: Janet Yang Producer: Lisa Henson Writer: Alice Arlen Writer: Anita Shreve Writer: Christopher Kyle DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled) Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen Running Time: 113 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-03-04 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Studio: Lions Gate
Movie Reviews of The Weight of WaterMovie Review: The Weight of Water Summary: 4 StarsThis film follows two story lines, a group of modern people investigating an 1873 double murder, and the people who lived through the murders. The story intertwines in a way that helps the viewer understand what motivates both the researchers and the victims. The generally accepted theory was that a boarder made unwanted advances on women and then killed them. But something doesn't add up. Could the guilty man really be innocent? That is the theory Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) comes up with after studying the case.
The theory proves correct, and the accuser turned out to be the murderer. In the end the realization ultimately claims the life of her husband played by Sean Penn. Penn's performace is a bit subpar from his other roles where he envelopes his character. In Thomas Janes, Penn never really establishes himself as the lead actor.
But the movie is still worth a look. It has suspense, romance, intrigue, and utlimately is quite entertaining.
Summary of The Weight of WaterStudio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 04/27/2004 This complicated mystery, directed with passionate intensity by Katherine Bigelow (Near Dark), deserves better than the paltry distribution it received in theaters. Granted, it's a tough sell: a contrast between the emotional unrest in a group of modern travelers and a hundred-year-old murder case on a desolate New England island. A photographer (Catherine McCormack) is researching the old case, and we flip back and forth between time periods as she uncovers new clues. The parallel-story structure is often tricky to pull off in movies, and Bigelow, working from the Anita Shreve novel, doesn't entirely solve it here. But the old mystery, set in a strict Norwegian community, is compelling, and the cast is stronger than the material: Sarah Polley and the late Katrin Cartlidge are stand-outs in the 1873 scenes, and Sean Penn (believably insufferable) and Elizabeth Hurley flirt naughtily in the modern. --Robert Horton
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