![]() Ripley”) and relegated to a low-key premiere on Hulu, the story hinges on the strange marriage between Vic (Affleck) and Melinda ( “Knives Out’s” de Armas), a picture-perfect couple that outwardly have everything, including his invention-earned wealth and their adorable young daughter. While the movie falls apart toward the end, the mystery – and crackling central performances – cruises along at a low boil much of the way.Īdapted from the novel by Patricia Highsmith (“The Talented Mr. Lyne is an Oscar-nominated director whose credits include Flashdance, 9 ½ weeks, Fatal Attraction (for which he received his Oscar nomination for Best Director), Indecent Proposal and Unfaithful.ĭeep Water marks a comeback for Lyne, as the movie will be his first since 2002’s Unfaithful.Seeing exes Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas on screen together will be an undeniable attraction (if not of the “Fatal” variety) for “Deep Water,” but that shouldn’t obscure the simple pleasures of this erotic thriller directed by Adrian Lyne, a crafty veteran of that genre. They have the perfect director to try and reach that goal - Adrian Lyne. While Affleck and de Armas will serve as the central couple, the rest of Deep Water’s cast is a strong group of actors, including the likes of Tracy Lettes, Lil Rey Howry, Rachel Blanchard, Finn Wittrock, Euphoria's Jacob Elordi and more.ĭeep Water is probably hoping to be the kind of sexy, psychological thrillers that were big hits in the late 20th century and early 2000s. (Image credit: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images) Deep Water cast Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in Deep Water ![]() She is the author behind Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, The Price of Salt (adapted into 2015’s Carol), The Two Faces of January and The Talented Mr. Highsmith’s work has been memorably used for movies before. As their mutual provocations and mind games escalate, things quickly turn into a deadly game of cat and mouse as Melinda’s extramarital dalliances start going missing." "Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas star as Vic and Melinda Van Allen, an affluent New Orleans couple whose marriage is crumbling under the weight of resentment, jealousy, and mistrust. Here is the official synopsis for the movie: "Despite his erotic thriller credentials, Lynne makes a tepid return to the director's chair with a rather basic adaptation of an intriguing marital character study that Affleck struggles to enlive." - Hanna Flint, Empire (40/100) Deep Water plotĭeep Water is a Patricia Highsmith novel that was originally published in 1957 as a psychological thriller, the story follows Vic and Melinda Van Allen. "In 2022 it's a true gift seeing a film so unafraid of being as lurid, provocative and unabashedly horny as Deep Water." - Mitchell Beaupre, The Film Stage (91/100) "After a dangerous, ever personal, first half, Deep Water becomes crude in all the wrong ways." - Chuck Bowen, Slant (50/100) As of March 18, Deep Water is has a 39% "rotten" score on Rotten Tomatoes, while it is faring a bit better on Metacritic, earning a 51, which classifies it as "mixed." The reviews for Deep Water have started to come in, but critics aren't getting too hot and steamy for the Affleck/de Armas erotic thriller.
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