GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

insomniac_rod HUGE SPOILERSI wonder if this is a direct for cable movie. The plot is minimal, the acting is only regular, and it moves slow. Dominique Swain is the best thing about it in my opinion, she's very sexy and delivers a not so bad performance. The three supporting actors just deliver the necessary. The cinematography is pretty good; It's shinny, avid, and works perfect. Unlike movies like "Open Water" this movie doesn't makes you feel dizzy.The movie starts slow and it only gets interesting towards the ending when the characters show their true personality and would do anything in order to stay alive and out of any responsibility. I didn't like the way the main problem is solved; I mean, killing all the characters is not what a viewer expects when a murder is the main situation of the movie. Then the ending really made me angry, how could Marcos survive if he didn't know how to swim and Gloria (an avid swimmer) drowns? The producers didn't take too much time on crafting a decent ending. Anyways, this movie deserves a watch only if you have nothing better to do. I catched it on HBO at 1 am.

lemon_magic I see a lot of conflicting opinions about "Dead In The Water", which doesn't surprise me. I think the filmmakers actually succeeded in making the movie they set out to make, but the film they wanted to make is pretty "noir" and cynical in its approach, and will definitely not appeal to many people. James Cain would feel right at home with a story like this, as would Cornell Woolrich and Jim Thompson. James Ridley might write a story like this, or Lawrence Block in one of his grimmer moods.I caught DITW on cable late one night - the title pulled me in, and while the plot and the characters and the dialog were irritating enough to make me change the channel repeatedly, it was still the most interesting thing going on at that hour and I kept coming back to it (a bit like drinking Everclear or poking at a scab). Then it appeared again a couple of nights later, and I decided to make myself sit all the way through it to see what the deal was and why it hacked me off but made me want to watch it. Here's my conclusion: There's a certain morbid fascination with a film like this, as things go from OK, to bad, to worse, to awful, to screamingly awful to over-the-top lunacy by small steps, with each step inexorably developing from the previous one and driven by the logic of the situation and the moral bankruptcy of the characters. And there's a perverse glee and relief in seeing such attractive/social elite young people (who would normally stare right through you at the airport as they bopped along to their next fabulous resort stay) start to act like human hyenas as they grow more and more desperate. So if you like stories where people screw up big time and prove once again that humans are no damn good, this is the movie for you. Soccer moms and other faithful subcribers to the Disney Worldview should stay far, far away.Kudos to the four actors for fine jobs in carrying out the director's vision; also, as other reviewers have noticed, beautiful soundtrack and great photography.

CrystalMartinez OK, so the story wasn't the best, but the soundtrack was great!! And to the deadgirls' comment...the guy was BRAZILIAN!!!Hence, them being in Brazil. Anyways, apart from everything the scenery and music were both great. Cool to watch on TV.

NewBeanz Beautiful Cinematography and great Brazilian music. This is what this movie seems to be about for the first 20 minutes. But it's not, it's about good actors and a good plot... It may seem to go a bit slow at times but it's only 90 min or less... And the end will certainly get you thinking about it for days... 6/10