So, from the fingertips of one who watches films for a hobby, I enjoyed it thoroughly. The film drew me in I empathized with Dahlia and cried with Cecily while sitting on the edge of my seat practically the whole time. Personally, and I confess this reluctantly, I loved it-not just the story, but the actual mechanics of the film, the way it was made. Add in the supernatural aspect of the film, similar to that in “The Ring”, and Dahlia’s nightmarish memories of her own childhood, and you have a genuine psychological thriller. Reilly), the apartment manager, notice the water damage on the bedroom ceiling.Īs though living in a seemingly empty, leaky, run-down apartment with a spooky building superintendent isn’t enough, a custody battle soon erupts, and Dahlia is forced to obtain legal council and defend herself as a mother from her estranged husband who suddenly wants to take Cecily away from her. Faced with the responsibility of raising a child alone, finding a new place to live, and securing a job with “school day hours,” Dahlia ( Jennifer Connelly) and her daughter, Cecilia (Ariel Gade), move into a low-rent apartment with an ominous looking water spot on the bedroom ceiling. The filmmakers who brought viewers “The Ring” also created the film “Dark Water”, a suspense-filled film about a young woman who moves to Roosevelt Island with her daughter to begin a new life during a hostile divorce.
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