Dark Water

Tumma vesi / Dark Water. US (c) 2005 Touchstone. P: Bill Mechanic, Roy Lee, Doug Davison. D: Walter Salles. SC: Rafael Yglesias - based on the novel Honogurai mizu no soko kara by Koji Suzuki - and the motion picture (JP 2002, D: Hideo Nakata). DP: Alfonso Beato - colour by DeLuxe - prints by Technicolor. PD: Thérèse DePrez. Digital effects: Digital Domain. Visual effects: Flash Film Works. M: Angelo Badalamenti. Sound: Frank Gaeta. ED: Daniel Rezende. Starring Jennifer Connolly (Dahlia Williams), John C. Reilly (Mr. Murray, real estate agent), Tim Roth (Jeff Platzer, lawyer), Dougray Scott (Kyle, her ex-husband), Pete Postlethwaite (Mr. Veeck, building superintendent), Camryn Manheim (teacher), Ariel Gade (Ceci), Perla Haney-Jardine (Natasha Rimsky / young Dahlia). MPAA 41559. 105'. Ugly digital look. A Buena Vista International Finland release with Finnish / Swedish subtitles by Timo Porri / Saliven Gustavson. Viewed on Monday 2 August 2005 at Tennispalatsi 6, Helsinki. Apartment horror. Urban environment horror. Single parenting horror. Mother horror. Child horror. Already the dirty, low definition images from the digital intermediate create an atmosphere of disgust and unease. Even Jennifer Connolly looks drab in the picture. After the successful remakes of Ring and Ring 2, the third Hollywood version of a Hideo Nakata horror film. A quality film but very depressing to watch. Salles, Badalamenti unrecognizable.