Like Roman Polanski, who arrived in Hollywood with a bang and a scream when he made ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968), Brazilian art-house favorite Walter Salles' English-language debut is a horror movie, and a remake of RING director Hideo Nakata's hugely successful DARK WATER (2003), no less. True to form, Salles' version is an intelligent, brooding ghost story brimming with atmosphere, emotions and, above all else, water, but it's disappointingly short on scares. Newly single mom Dahlia (Jennifer Connelly), who's just separated from her husband, Kyle (Dougray Scott), is fighting for custody of their 6-year-old, Ceci (extraordinary newcomer Ariel Gade). Kyle says Dahlia's uns...
Released:
2005
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
105 mins