The Weight of Water
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- Synopsis
- A woman studying a crime of the past finds her own life becoming a morass of suspicion and deceit in this drama based on the novel by Anita Shreve. Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) is a photographer working on a project that would document surviving ......
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- Starring
- Catherine McCormack, Sarah Polley, Sean Penn, Josh Lucas, Elizabeth Hurley
- Director(s)
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Distributor(s)
- Lions Gate Films
- MPAA Rating
- R
- Runtime
- 114 min.
Critic Reviews
In the heaving cross-century swirl of the climax, ''Weight'' makes its point: Jealousy is timeless; Hurley is not.Read the full review
Though it never rises to its full potential as a film, still offers a great deal of insight into the female condition and the timeless danger of emotions repressed.Read the full review
There is so much to admire in The Weight of Water, Kathryn Bigelow's churning screen adaptation of a novel by Anita Shreve, that when the movie finally collapses on itself late in the game, it leaves you in the frustrating position of having to pick up its scattered pieces and assemble them as best you can.Read the full review
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