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(1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1   7/10 "a stylish cut above most of the recent J-horror remakes - but once again it seems that the waters of Asian ghost stories flow purer, deeper and darker at source. "   Movie Gazette   Anton Bitel "Jennifer Connelly's haunting performance as a woman engulfed in an aura of desperation makes it impossible not to empathize with the character she portrays."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker B+ "Salles has crafted a moody, even gothic, psychological thriller that never fails to hold the viewer's interest."   FromTheBalcony   Bill Clark 5/10 "It's more Kramer vs. Kramer than Jennifer vs. the Dead Kid in the Sink... still, too-familiar territory lacking an original ghost story."   Bloody Disgusting   Brian Juergens B+ "It's familiar material twisted into interesting directions, and even if it doesn’t always succeed dramatically, the attempt is clear, and I appreciate the film for that alone."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 3.5/5 "admirable simplicity with an all-enveloping mood"   Filmcritic.com   Chris Barsanti "Almost worse than these competing illogics, the film offers what might be the embodiment of logic, a lawyer."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 4/5 "Smarter, creepier, and better than expected."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius 3.5/4 "...[one of the best] films to hit theaters in a long while...a refreshing change of pace from the mindless fare that generally populates multiplexes during the summer months."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "About as much fun as riding in a broken-down elevator."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 3.5/4 "Dark Water proves that the horrors of the human condition are just as frightening, if not more so, than all things that go drip in the night."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman D "Would have been... more entertaining as an absurdist comedy about the troubles one woman will go through in order to not live in Queens, the Bronx or (God forbid) Jersey."   FilmJerk.com   Edward Havens C+ "Japan's chief horror export used to be a giant fire-breathing lizard who smashed cities and destroyed things. Now it's damp girls who crawl around and harass new homeowners."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "Dark Water is a been-there- done-that- over-again- rince-repeater whose true ghosts are the memory of what its copying."   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress A- "It's a beautiful, beautiful film, one so expressive that you run out of adjectives to describe it and are reduced to repeating 'beautiful' and 'lovely' over and over."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C "This 'Water' may be agreeably dark, but it turns out that it's disappointingly shallow, too."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2.5/4 "Dark Water has plenty of creepy moments, but few scares, and it becomes bogged down in setup."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "The gore-free Dark Water tries hard to establish a creepy atmosphere, but instead winds up being slow moving with not much happening."   SA Movie & DVD Magazine   James O'Ehley 2/5 "A single mother, a mysterious haunting, urban terror: This well-crafted Japanese horror remake has a too-familiar "Ring" to it."   Netflix   James Rocchi '2.5/4' "Conventions aside the film establishes a palpable sense of suspicion and dread and manages to retain it throughout."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "A surprisingly faithful adaptation ... it has an identifiable human component that makes its sense of isolation seem disturbingly real."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 5/10 "I found Dark Water slow and gloomy, with a lengthy buildup to a less-than-satisfying conclusion."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio "It's a copy, a good copy, but a copy none the less."   Light Views   John Larsen "Salles manages to make our flesh crawl from time to time... nothing to make you jump out of your seat, but perhaps enough to scatter a little popcorn"   FilmFreak.be   Jonathan F. Richards 3/4 "Un filme bien hecho, mucho mejor actuado y que, a pesar de ser innecesario, logra firmemente su cometido."   Moviola   Jorge Avila Andrade 2.5/5 "About half-way through the movie, I wanted to stand up and scream, 'Okay, I get it! Jennifer Connelly is a great actor! Can we just get on with the story, please?'"   7M Pictures   Kevin Carr C- "It's hard to resist sure-to-be-cliched adjectives like soggy and waterlogged when describing this film."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford B "[Connelly] does superior work creating a woman struggling to be a good mother while feeling like she’s falling to pieces."   Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema   Mark Pfeiffer "[T]he relentless psychological desolation that rumbles ominously throughout is unique, and elevates it above most of the genre."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "Jennifer Connelly gives another wrenching and indelible turn."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 3/5 "Because it's not a festival of horrors, there's time for viewers to notice how well-made it is."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 3/4 "Dark Water is much more ambitious and classy than the advertising would lead you to believe. It deserves to find an audience of discerning moviegoers."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan 2/4 "A moldy, third-generation retread of The Ring."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 4/5 "Se você valoriza a construção consistente de um clima de melancolia e tensão, dificilmente se decepcionará."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1.5/5 "I think it’s finally time to call a moratorium on American remakes of Japanese horror films."   Film Threat   Pete Vonder Haar 3.5/5 "The strong cast, intriguing visuals and subtle scripting keep things introspective and unsettling, until Hollywood takes over."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C- "Salles' Dark Water abandoned what was an intriguing dramatic narrative and wasted it on what seemed like four climaxes, none of them in service of what came before."   TheFilmJournal.com (Ohio)   Rick Curnutte D+ "The horror of this mostly horrorless movie consists of the title water gushing from every plumbing orifice available. It may be icky but it sure isn’t scary."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4.5/5 "Equal parts quiet, creepy, tragic, and visually gorgeous, Dark Water might be one of the best movies of 2005 that nobody went to see."   DVDTalk.com   Scott Weinberg B "Salles tends to explain rather than suggest, but he connects with the anguish and abandonment to give this ghost story an emotionally haunting core."   Seattle Post-Intelligencer   Sean Axmaker "Like so many recent thrillers of this ilk, many of them in some way exploiting the 'innocence' of childhood -- the dumb and unpleasant Hide and Seek springs to mind -- Dark Water falls apart in the wind-down."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Creepy, chilling, complex - bottom line: it's a very scary movie."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3.5/4 "A mature film about the courage it takes to survive in a mortal world that's dependent on temporary relationships."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 2.5/4 Read review   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman  (1 - 45) of 45 OFCS Rating: 53% Rotten Page   1