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Keep Your Head Productions
New Regency Pictures
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The love story is never the whole story.
A well-to-do husband who allows his wife to have affairs in order to avoid a divorce becomes a prime suspect in the disappearance of her lovers.
mustafa_mishima
Dec 28, 2023 · via TMDB
worst movie I ever seen in my life. this movie is so anti family, it makes you never trust a women again, women are beautiful creatures but they are shown as a cheater in this movie.
tmdb28039023
Aug 28, 2022 · via TMDB
Jealousy is such a living hell that Claude Chabrol made arguably the definitive film on the subject and literally called it L’Enfer. This is an area of human relations with which Deep Water director Adrian Lyne is very comfortable, having previously directed Fatal Attraction, Indecent Proposal, Lolita (which I find superior to Kubrick’s version), and Unfaithful (loosely based on Chabrol's La Femme Infidèle. Coincidence?). To call this a retread is somewhat of an understatement, but Lyne is wise to have chosen familiar territory for his return from a 20-year break from directing. Deep Water is likewise a good career move for Ben Affleck; it gets him back on track after he followed the great The Way Back with The Last Duel and The Tender Bar (although Deep Water would have preceded all those films had it not been for covid-related delays; funny how things work). Here is a movie that allows him to give a subtly nuanced performance, and he doesn’t disappoint, taking passive-aggressiveness and elevating it into an art form. Affleck now joins his BFF Matt Damon as actors who have shined in roles based on characters created by Patricia Highsmith (and indeed this is how one might imagine Tom Ripley’s married life to be). Ana de Armas is also quite good as Melinda, Vic’s (Affleck) wife, a thoroughly despicable bitch on wheels whose only redeeming quality is Vic’s unconditional love for her. Oh, he loves her with almost all his heart. I say ‘almost’ because his heart may or may not be able to pump enough blood to a certain other organ – thus it is tacitly agreed that Melinda has the freedom to find solace elsewhere, usually in the arms of intellectually challenged younger men. This arrangement is no secret among the couple’s friends because Melinda is also an alcoholic with zero self-awareness. Vic dismisses the whole thing in public with a blend of dry wit, deadpan sarcasm, and self-deprecating humor (which provides some of the best dialogue in the film) that can turn ambiguously menacing at the drop of hat, especially when he finds himself alone with one of Melinda’s boytoys. In addition to Chabrol, Lyne puts me in mind of iconoclastic British filmmaker Peter Greenaway – and not just because Vic’s pet snails remind me of A Zed & Two Noughts. I generally find movies where characters literally get away with murder in one way or another to be immoral; the few exceptions to this rule include films like Greenaway's in which there is no conventional morality to speak of in the first place. In Deep Water, no major, plot-relevant character is innocent, and they all get what they deserve – even when, like Vic, they get what they want.
CinemaSerf
Apr 4, 2022 · via TMDB
Ben Affleck ("Vic) is a successful man married to the gorgeous "Melinda" (Ana de Armas). Unfortunately for him, though, she wants - well, has - more of an open marriage than he might like. Indeed, she frequently all but flaunts her usually handsome and younger lovers in front of him and their friends. When one of her coterie goes missing,"Vic" tells his successor "Jonas" (Dash Mihok) that he killed him with an hammer. True or false? Soon rumours abounds, made worse when one of her other beaux "Charlie" (Jacob Elordi) is found floating in the pool! Is he the culprit? Well, to be honest I didn't care. Affleck is nowhere near his best with this preposterous nonsense. Ana de Arias has done some stinkers lately, and this is just the latest. Just taking her clothes off and swearing provocativly isn't acting. The ending is hilariously bad and all told this is just a poor effort from a declining Adrian Lyne that is as forgettable as it is terrible. An established cast is no substitute for a good story with good writing. Waste of everyone's time, this.
Manuel São Bento
Mar 26, 2022 · via TMDB
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/deep-water-spoiler-free-review "Deep Water sells itself as an erotic thriller, but it lacks precisely those same components. Adrian Lyne tries to make a comeback after a twenty-year absence from cinema, but Zach Helm and Sam Levinson's screenplay holds too many problems. The protagonists couldn't be more awful people in an incredibly toxic relationship that's frustrating to watch, but their lack of development and inexistent arcs make the narrative feel repetitive, predictable, and lacking intensity. The messy approach to the secondary characters and subplots contributes to an absolutely disastrous script, where not even a traditional third act can be found. In the end, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas are actually good, so there's something to appreciate." Rating: D
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Ben Affleck
Vic Van Allen
Ana de Armas
Melinda Van Allen
Tracy Letts
Don Wilson
Lil Rel Howery
Grant
Dash Mihok
Jonas Fernandez
Finn Wittrock
Tony Cameron
Kristen Connolly
Kelly Wilson
Jacob Elordi
Charlie De Lisle
Rachel Blanchard
Kristin Peterson
Michael Braun
Jeff Peterson
Jade Fernandez
Jen Fernandez
Grace Jenkins
Trixie
Brendan Miller
Joel Dash
Devyn A. Tyler
Mary Washington
Jeff Pope
Chief Nichols
Michael Scialabba
Kevin Washington
Paul Teal
Deputy Clark
Damon Lipari
Carlyle
Jaren Mitchell
John
Sam Malone
Bartender #1
Armando Leduc
Other Guest
Shauna Rappold
Other Guest's Wife
Martinez
David Ricigliani
Krystal Tomlin
Bartender #2
Jason Edwards
Some Dispatcher
Jeannine Oppewall
Production Design
Eigil Bryld
Director of Photography
Margarita Pidgeon
Hair Designer
Chelsea Bruland
Stunt Coordinator
Chuck Borden
Stunt Double
Adrian Lyne
Director
Dan Bradley
Second Unit Director
Andrew Mondshein
Editor
Tim Squyres
Editor
Ellen Chenoweth
Casting
Garrett Basch
Executive Producer
Michael Schaefer
Executive Producer
Zev Foreman
Executive Producer
Anthony Katagas
Producer
Arnon Milchan
Producer
Benjamin Forkner
Producer
Guymon Casady
Producer
Laurel Thomson
Production Executive
Anthony Katagas
Unit Production Manager
Toko Nagata
Music Supervisor
Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Chris Welcker
Sound Mixer
Patricia Highsmith
Novel
Sam Levinson
Screenplay
Zach Helm
Screenplay
Mar 18, 2022
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