Rating: PG13
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 07/08/2005(USA)
Release Date: 12/26/2005
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Touchstone / Disney
Directed by
Walter Salles Jr., this remake of
Hideo Nakata's
supernatural psychological drama Honogurai Mizuno Soko Kara revolves around the plight of a single mother (
Jennifer Connelly) whose messy divorce and subsequent battle for the custody of her five-year-old daughter is taking a heavy toll on her emotional well-being. Ultimately, the mother and daughter are able to relocate to an apartment, which, despite its excessively dilapidated interior, seems to be an adequate location for beginning a new life. Before long, however, what appears to be the spirit of a young girl begins to haunt them. No stranger to mental illness, the wary young woman brushes the visions aside as part of the inherent stress of making the transition from housewife to working, single mom. As time goes by and the apparent haunting does not subside, the apartment's new residents are forced to examine the history of its former tenants.
Dark Water also features performances from
John C. Reilly,
Tim Roth, and
Dougray Scott.
~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
