
The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found ten years later, living in the same town.... (Full plot summary below)
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The Deep End of The Ocean is a film about a family's reaction when Ben, the youngest son is kidnapped and then found ten years later, living in the same town.
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| Kalamazoo GazetteJames Sanforda flawed but often effective family drama that turns on the deepest fear of every parent or guardian: that one dumb move, a single moment of neglect that can turn the rest of your life inside out. |
| Internet ReviewsSteve RhodesIf Pfeiffer doesn't fill your tear ducts at some point in the film, see your doctor and have them checked. |
| VarietyEmanuel LevyMichelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams give such magnetic performances that they elevate the film way above its middlebrow sensibility and proclivity for neat resolutions. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkSo finely crafted, so alive with wonderful acting and an extraordinary commitment to realism that most audiences will be happy to surrender themselves to its improbable ride. |
| New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerThe emotional resolutions aren't pat, exactly. But they're not messy either, and for material this inherently volatile, that seems like a cheat. |
| Entertainment WeeklyMichael SauterIf the film was less than satisfying as a big-screen event, it's still worth renting for Pfeiffer, who valiantly portrays the devastating complexities of grief and guilt. |
| AboutFilm.comCarlo CavagnaSeems just to skim over the story... without ever delving into its depths. |
| Film Journal InternationalMaria GarciaGrosbard...forgets the need for character motivation, point of view, or anything else that might make this compelling subject an interesting film. |
| New York Daily NewsJami BernardGrosbard mercifully avoids melodrama -- the only real false notes are musical ones, from a score by Elmer Bernstein that turns familiar and trite when the film does not. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliPaced more like an action movie than a drama, and, when a pause finally occurs at the end credits, we realize that it hasn't been an altogether satisfying ride. |