Dark Water

Starring: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Dougray Scott, et al.

Dahlia Williams is starting a new life; newly separated with a new job and a new apartment, she's determined to put her relationship with her estranged husband behind her and devote herself to raising her daughter, Ceci. But when the strained separation disintegrates into a bitter custody battle, her situation takes a turn for the worse. Her new apartment - dilapidated, cramped, and worn - seems to take on a life of its own. Mysterious noises, persistent leaks of dark water, and strange happenings cause her imagination to run wild, leaving her to wonder who is behind the endless mind games. As Dahlia frantically searches for the links between the riddles, the dark water seems to close around her. But one thing trumps all others in Dahlia's world: no matter what it is that's out there, nothing is going to harm her little girl.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 786936242898
• Release Date: January 2005
• Rating: PG13
• Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
• Director: Walter Salles
• Starring: Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Camryn Manheim, Shelley Duvall, Pete Postlethwaite, Ariel Gade, Perla Haney-Jardine
• Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes
• Other Video Info: NTSC
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Could rival Stephen King.

The strength of Steven King is keeping his creepiness on the edge of what can be real or normal. This story, a remake of the J-a-p-a-n-e-s-e film by Hideo Nakata and based on “Honogurai Soko Kara” by Koji Suzuki, is one of those that are just on the edge of reality. Probably mentally challenged Dahlia Williams (Jennifer Connelly) is in the middle of a nasty divorce and, for economic reasons, is moving with her daughter, Ceci (Ariel Gade), to a creepy slum tenement. Her daughter is also going a little funny, seeing dead people, and so are we. Can her mother turn this all around and pull us out of this slump with a happy ending? Only time will tell. Now sit back and do not get caught talking to the invisible or very visible Natasha Rimsky (Perla Haney-Jardine).