The Deep End Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 12 Critic Reviews
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Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Exquisitely made with a mesmerizing sense of style, it shows the wonderful things that can happen when traditional material is both handled with care and adroitly updated.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

An extraordinarily riveting drama.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Fastidious and smart, and Ms. Swinton's fixated intensity isn't ever remote; we're always aware of how deeply she's feeling. Her work is magnificent.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

The real story lies beneath the surface of this superbly acted, strangely moving film.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

A thriller with a quietly sensational performance by Tilda Swinton.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

A perfect example of a small, well-made, and (in its central role) rivetingly acted film.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

It's intense and involving, and it doesn't let us go.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Springs surprises that entertain and provoke.Read the full review

Variety | Todd McCarthyAdd Critic to Favorites

Taking film noir material and turning it inside out visually and morally, The Deep End is an absorbing, beautifully made melodrama that succeeds on formal levels more than it does with suspense or emotion.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Wesley MorrisAdd Critic to Favorites

The resulting film is nobly ridiculous and ridiculously noble, doing everything in its power to subvert the dross it's fooling around with.Read the full review

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