'Deep Water' is an erotic psychological thriller that was released on the 18th of March 2022. This movie marks the comeback of Adrian Lyne the director of the movie, after twenty years of no project film. This movie was based on a book written in 1957 by Patricia Highsmith with the same title as the movie. The movie stars Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas, Tracy Letts, and other actors and actresses. It was distributed by Hulu and Amazon Studios.
Little Synopsis
Van (Ben Affleck) and his wife Melinda lived in a small town with their little daughter Trixie. Van and Melinda's marriage is not like the normal marriage we know of but a weird one for me. The people of the town already know the couple is in an open marriage, but with an uncertain arrangement whereby the wife can be with different lovers as far as she can stay with her family to avoid divorce.
Even though their marriage situation is out in the open, Vic, a retired robotics engineer, grows jealous every time he sees his wife with her various lovers. One day, Melinda invited one of her lovers, Joel, to their house party. Unfortunately for Joel, he was left alone with Vic sometime during the party. So Vic used the opportunity to indirectly threaten him by telling him that he killed his previous wife's lover. That made Joel scared for his life. The story got around the social group in which questions were asked for the truth. Then later it was discovered that Martin, Melinda's previous lover, was found dead, shot by someone else.
One of Vic's friends, Don Wilson, a writer became suspicious of Vic by asking questions that required the truth. Melinda's next lover came over to a house party organized by one of Vic's friends. During the party, everyone was swimming and having fun, while Melinda and her new lover were busy flaunting their affection in the swimming pool where Vic was present. It starts to rain heavily suddenly and everyone rushes inside except Melinda's new lover and Vic. A few minutes later Melinda's lover's body was found floating, obviously from drowning.
The circle continued until Melinda found one of her current lover's wallets in Vic's possession and decided she was leaving. She began to pack all her belongings when her daughter, Trixie saw her. Did Melinda leave her husband? You have to find out when you watch the movie.
My Opinion About The Movie
I didn't enjoy this movie at all. It was a waste of my time and it was a waste of resources. The resources used to produce this movie can be used to produce some unique books out there waiting and begging to be scripted. Yes, the movie was organized well but why watch a movie that depicts confusion in a lifestyle. Is the movie made to encourage a confused lifestyle? I feel that the movie shouldn't have been produced starring Ben Affleck as the main character. Though he synchronized well with his role, but the movie was not worthy of his time. After I finished watching the movie, I was discombobulated and lost for a moment. I couldn't believe I wasted 1hr 58 mins without learning anything good from the movie.
The setting and plot were okay, the characters played their roles well, but the movie was senseless. The visual was convenient, but there was one brutal scene in the movie. A scene almost at the end, when Vic killed Melinda's new lover, Tony in the woods and sinks his body into the river with a large stone to cover his tracks. That scene was ouch!
My Ratings and Recommendations
I will be rating this movie with 2 stars. If it were up to me, I wouldn't recommend this movie to anyone, but this movie can be recommended to those who love thrillers and psychological thrillers. A similar movie like this movie is 'Gone Girl'.
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