Not sexy and ultimately stupid
Film Critic Jason Evans is on a mission to tell you everything you need to know about movies in less time than it takes to steal a kiss while no one is watching. His reviews are exactly 100 words (not 99, not 101). This is his 100 word review of Deep Water.
The Premise – Acclaimed director Adrian Lyne (9 ½ Weeks, Fatal
Attraction, Indecent Proposal) is known for sexy thrillers and this is his
first film in 20 years. This time, his seductress is Melinda Van Allen (Ana de Armas
from Knives Out and No Time To Die), the wife of wealthy, semi-retired Vic Van
Allen (Ben Affleck). Melinda is bored with her marriage and is intent on finding
new lovers. It seems like Vic doesn’t care about his wife’s infidelities, but Melinda’s
lovers keep turning up dead. Is Vic killing them and if he is, can he get away with
it?
The 100 Words – For a “sexy thriller” this film is neither seductive
nor mysterious. It is never clear what is going on in the Van Allen’s messed-up
relationship so we mostly just stare the screen trying to figure out why these
people act this way. I think Affleck is supposed to be playing a cold character,
but it makes him unsympathetic and there’s no way we are supposed to root for
the philandering Melinda. So, we are left with no one to care about. Lyne can
do much better than this. No wonder Disney decided to put this on Hulu, not in
theaters.
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