Softwing Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Delight Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Sjalka Rjadottir Where to start ...the mother: She is incompetent, selfish and irrational. She does not accept proper help and keeps making bad decisions.the location: Anyone pays for such a run down apartment? I would assume that even a homeless person would think twice about staying a night there before deciding that it is actually nicer and cleaner under a nearby bridge.the daughter: She knows one expression: doe-eyed oblivious. Oh and she seems to have the behaviour of a stray cat - clearly there is no connection to any parental figurethe story: Choke full of loopholes and inconsistencies. In other words - an episode of the Tele Tubbies makes more sense.the visuals: One of those movies that seems to assume that "just because there is a lightsource in a room - does not mean that it should cast any light" - the filter is so dark that everything is kept in a mossy, humid state of decay. Of course that is kind of what it was going for - i think - but am i to belief that the characters live in a place where - despite having turned on the light - it is darker than the ship in "Alien".conclusion: this is a predictable story with TERRIBLE characters. The whole movie plays way too much on trotten down stereotypes and shows all of them in the WORST way possible. A bad movie that is a waste of time.

Raymond I've watched this movie for quite a few times now. It's a beautiful piece of artistic movie making. It's not entirely without problems, but this is one of those movies where I'm ready to overlook a few shortcomings because there are so many other redeeming aspects.First, the visuals and atmosphere are amazing. Second, the acting and characters are really really good. Jennifer Connelly does a great role and creates a character that you actually care for. The supporting cast is also great, John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite, Tim Roth.. all portray real characters. No one is bad or good, just people who seem real.I see this movie like an album of dark music, Portishead or so. It makes you feel something that is otherworldly, it takes you to another place, it picks beauty out of decay and rust, rain and darkness. Not for people who only like to think of roses and blue skies.The story of this movie is interesting to a point, but mostly the relationships and feelings of the people. The "horror" part, be it supernatural or not, may not succeed quite as well. In the end you may not completely understand what happens, but it doesn't really matter that much to me.To make another analogy with music and this movie, the story here is like lyrics in music. With certain music, the lyrics don't matter as much as the sounds. It doesn't always matter if the lyrics or the story aren't perfectly understandable, because the atmosphere is so well made.If you think of this movie as a horror movie, which it is marketed as, it's good to note that there are no gore and very few jump scares if any. That is always a major plus in my book, because it actually takes skill to craft a scary movie without them. This movie relies on atmosphere, characters and drama.It's a sad movie, but beautifully made.

TheBlueHairedLawyer For the story, eh, pretty basic, just another cliché about imaginary friends gone bad, a boring horror tale. However, the decrepit and industrial scenery was worth it. Through the film I was intrigued by the setting, the rotten old apartment, the red and white striped smokestacks at the power plant when the child gets onto the roof, the factories, the towers, the smog... the story was worth maybe a 3 out of 10, the scenery I'd give a 10 out of 10, so to even it out I rated Dark Waters with a 5. It was actually a remake of a Japanese version of the story. It seems to be in the same family as Orphan, the Ring, Hide & Seek, Fragile and Mirrors. Not a great movie but worth it for the factories, I love pollution! If you ever want to make a movie, head out to this place to film it!

meganthomson1 As many other reviewers have mentioned before this movie was wrongly marketed as a horror movie. I found it to be more of a psychological horror rather than a pop-up scary faces type deal. The movie was extremely effective in creating an unsettling, suspenseful atmosphere and I found myself roped into Jennifer Connelly's characters' fear and uncertainty as it becomes hard to distinguish what's real and what's not. A lot of time was taken to establish character and atmosphere which was done effectively although I felt sometimes it lost it's way and some scenes could have been left out. All in all it was a well done movie with great characters that brought you in, an excellently created atmosphere that kept things suspenseful and had me feeling unsettled and a beautiful, bittersweet ending. (P.S. hope everyone's done with their generalizations of teenagers because you're sounding like a bunch of bitter old farts who's never actually met one.)