Synopsis
Dahlia Williams and her daughter Cecelia move into a rundown apartment on New York's Roosevelt Island. Dahlia is in the midst of divorce proceedings, and the apartment, though near an excellent school for her daughter, is all she can afford. From the time she arrives, there are mysterious occurrences—and there is a constant drip from the ceiling in her daughter's bedroom…
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Cast
- Jennifer ConnellyDahlia Williams
- John C. ReillyMr. Murray
- Tim RothJeff Platzer
- Dougray ScottKyle Williams
- Pete PostlethwaiteVeeck
- Ariel GadeCeci
- Camryn ManheimTeacher
- Perla Haney-JardineNatasha / Young Dahlia
- Debra MonkYoung Dahlia's Teacher
- Linda EmondMediator
- 75
Rolling Stone
In a movie with more subtext than "Rosemary's Baby," nearly everyone, including Tim Roth as Dahlia's lawyer, harbors secrets. Salles unleashes a torrent of suspense for one purpose: to plumb the violence of the mind. - 75
Chicago Tribune
As a sheer ghostly thriller, it's mostly a spell-binder, but I was disappointed at the ending. - 75
Premiere
Even as Dark Water's horror-movie component flounders, a different, arguably better kind of thriller emerges. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
A shudder-by-numbers pseudo-J-horror gothic, full of supernatural stunts you feel as if you've seen before the movie even gets to them. - 63
ReelViews
This picture doesn't have deep enough currents to succeed as a psychological thriller and, as a ghost story, there are times when it has trouble treading water. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
While his movie lacks the psychological resonance of "Rosemary's Baby" or "The Sixth Sense," it easily equals their creep-out quotient. - 60
The A.V. Club
Dark Water devolves into something resembling genre schlock, albeit the kind featuring zesty supporting performances from the classy, Oscar-nominated likes of John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, and Pete Postlethwaite. - 60
Washington Post
There's something that never quite works about the film.