Dark Water

A week ago I watched the movie "Dark Water" and I liked it. It wasn't as great as I was expecting (after what I'd read), but it was very good. The only serious criticism I had of it is that the actress who played the little girl looked (to me) a little too much like Grandpa (Al Lewis) from "The Munsters". Maybe it was supposed to be an additional nod to the macabre, but it was distracting. To give you a sense of my disorientation, I'm including a photo so you'll know what it's like to be distracted by the image of Grandpa while you're trying to pay attention to something else.

Another spooky note about Al Lewis - as I was looking for this photo I learned that this very same Al Lewis died the day I watched "Dark Water". Doubtlessly he died that very night while I was watching this movie.

This isn't a horror movie, it falls under the TV Guide category of "Thriller" or maybe "Suspense". If you're afraid to watch horror movies, but wish that you could, then this is a good movie for you. In addition, it's a good movie, I'd recommend it to anyone. Tim Roth, John C. Reilly, and Pete Postlethwaite have small roles and the movie makes an effort to give them interesting secondary characters. I was appreciative. Also, there are a number of vague subplots that aren't explained, like Jennifer Connelly's childhood relationship with her spooky mother. I appreciated the vagueness, I was glad that everything wasn't tied up neatly.

But if you're hoping to see Jennifer Connelly splashing around in a provocative manner, forget it.