Synopsis
Vic and Melinda Van Allen are a couple in the small town of Little Wesley. Their loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family.
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Cast
- Ben AffleckVic Van Allen
- Ana de ArmasMelinda Van Allen
- Tracy LettsDon Wilson
- Lil Rel HoweryGrant
- Dash MihokJonas Fernandez
- Finn WittrockTony Cameron
- Kristen ConnollyKelly Wilson
- Jacob ElordiCharlie De Lisle
- Rachel BlanchardKristin Peterson
- Michael BraunJeff Peterson
Recommendations
- 91
The Film Stage
In 2022 it’s a true gift seeing a film so unafraid of being as lurid, provocative, and unabashedly horny as Deep Water. Perhaps it took a seemingly retired master of the genre to resurrect the erotic thriller, and hopefully this somewhat buried release won’t cause people to miss it, or for its cultural footprint to not stand the test of time as it deserves. - 91
The Film Stage
In 2022 it’s a true gift seeing a film so unafraid of being as lurid, provocative, and unabashedly horny as Deep Water. Perhaps it took a seemingly retired master of the genre to resurrect the erotic thriller, and hopefully this somewhat buried release won’t cause people to miss it, or for its cultural footprint to not stand the test of time as it deserves. - 90
Little White Lies
Most remarkable about Deep Water is the fact that beyond being a sexy and gruesome thriller, it is also an absolute riot. - 90
Little White Lies
Most remarkable about Deep Water is the fact that beyond being a sexy and gruesome thriller, it is also an absolute riot. - 80
The Independent
Lyne can laugh at these people because he holds little respect for them, and there’s a general sense of revulsion directed here towards the rich and reckless. His camera navigates queasily through the film like he’s capturing a natural disaster in action. - 80
The Independent
Lyne can laugh at these people because he holds little respect for them, and there’s a general sense of revulsion directed here towards the rich and reckless. His camera navigates queasily through the film like he’s capturing a natural disaster in action. - 75
IndieWire
While the filmmaker’s craft has never been shakier than it is in this stilted and wildly uneven tale about the twisted strings that tie some couples together, it’s also never been clearer that said filmmaker is Adrian Lyne. Not only does this delirious movie find him swan-diving back into the same fetid lap pool of envy, lust, and psychosexual control where he used to swim laps every morning, it finds that he’s basically got an entire lane to himself. - 75
IndieWire
While the filmmaker’s craft has never been shakier than it is in this stilted and wildly uneven tale about the twisted strings that tie some couples together, it’s also never been clearer that said filmmaker is Adrian Lyne. Not only does this delirious movie find him swan-diving back into the same fetid lap pool of envy, lust, and psychosexual control where he used to swim laps every morning, it finds that he’s basically got an entire lane to himself.
