
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in the midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in the only bedroom. There are also noises coming from the apartment directly above hers, though it would appear to be vacant.... (Full plot summary below)
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Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. She is currently in the midst of divorce proceedings and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in the only bedroom. There are also noises coming from the apartment directly above hers, though it would appear to be vacant. Is the apartment haunted or is there a simpler explanation?
Leave your thoughts about Dark Water.
| Filmcritic.comChris Barsantiadmirable simplicity with an all-enveloping mood |
| PopMattersCynthia FuchsAlmost worse than these competing illogics, the film offers what might be the embodiment of logic, a lawyer. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerSome may consider Dark Water too leisurely paced, but it's refreshing to see a film that doesn't shoo the ghost from a closet in the first half hour. |
| Reel.comKim MorganConfined 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. |
| DVDTalk.comScott WeinbergEqual parts quiet, creepy, tragic, and visually gorgeous, Dark Water might be one of the best movies of 2005 that nobody went to see. |
| ESplatterSteve BiodrowskiUnfortunately, the supernatural element is underplayed to the extent that the story almost became nothing more than a domestic drama. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.Evolves from a supernatural mystery to a truly sad tragedy... |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerSean AxmakerSalles tends to explain rather than suggest, but he connects with the anguish and abandonment to give this ghost story an emotionally haunting core. |
| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldA mostly faithful adaptation of a scary little story: A mother and her young daughter, needing to save money as the mother negotiates an unhappy divorce, move into a depressing, dark apartment. |
| Detroit Free PressTerry LawsonIn a time when American acting icons like Robert De Niro and Jane Fonda take roles in junk and call it good fun, Connelly shows us how an actor can respect commercial moviemaking and her craft. |