Dark Water


A remake of a Japanese movie, based on a novel by the author of ''The Ring''. A woman and her daughter move to an apartment near to the daughter's new school. She is involved in a custody battle with her husband over the daughter. The apartment is pretty run down, and the building handyman refuses to fix it. She begins to suspect that the problem is with the flat above. Things start to get creepy when her daughter acquires an imaginary friend who may not be so imaginary...


98 minutes.
No persons under 13.
Drama, Horror, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

They really need to fix that leaking toilet...
They really need to fix that leaking toilet...

Credits

Cast
Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Pete Postlethwaite, Ariel Gade
Director
Walter Salles
ScreenplayRafael Yglesias, from the Japanese screenplay by Hideo Nakata and Takashige Ichise, based on the novel by Kôji Suzuki
MusicAngelo Badalamenti
CinematographyAffonso Beato
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Made in2005
Produced byPost No Bill Films, Pandemonium Productions, Touchstone Pictures, Vertigo Entertainment

Official Site | IMDB page | CAP Report | ScreenIt Report

Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreThriller
LanguageMild
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolencePsychological trauma
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsThe scenes of the leaks, conversation between Natasha (ghost) and Ceci and Dahlia killed by the water floods are disturbing.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.

Adjusted Childcare Action Project (CAP) Report (USA)

CategoryScore (-50 to 50)
Wanton Violence / Crime
-15
Impudence / Hate
-50
Sexual Immorality
40
Drugs / Alcohol
40
Offence to God
-50
Murder / Suicide
40
Final score
1

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
0
Guns / Weapons
0
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
2
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
1
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
3
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
5
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus
Sally Scott
10
Die Burger
Francois Bloemhof
10
Cape Times
Kevin Crust
15
iAfrica.com
Nils van der Linden
8
Mail & Guardian
Shaun de Waal
14
The Star
Jeremy Lawrence
10
Sunday Times
Barry Ronge
10
Box Office
Jordan Reed
5
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
13
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
15
BBC
Nev Pierce
5
IMDB Staff
Mark Englehart
12

What the People say

Internet
1385 Netizens
11

Average .. 53%

11




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