Deep Water (2022 film)

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Deep Water
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Official release poster
Directed byAdrian Lyne
Screenplay by
Based onDeep Water
by Patricia Highsmith
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyEigil Bryld[1]
Edited by
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18)
Running time
115 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Canada
LanguageEnglish
Budget$48.9 million[2]

Deep Water is a 2022 erotic psychological thriller film directed by Adrian Lyne,[3] from a screenplay by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson, based on the 1957 novel of the same name by Patricia Highsmith. The film stars Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, with Tracy Letts, Lil Rel Howery, Dash Mihok, Finn Wittrock, Kristen Connolly and Jacob Elordi appearing in supporting roles. It marks Lyne's return to filmmaking after a 20-year absence since his last film Unfaithful (2002). It is Disney's first erotic film in 28 years since Color of Night (not counting any from Miramax Films before 2010, nor those inherited from the 20th Century Fox catalog) and is also Hasbro's first erotic film after the acquisition of Entertainment One on December 30, 2019.

Deep Water was released on Hulu on March 18, 2022, following several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

Vic and Melinda Van Allen are a couple with a daughter, Trixie, living in the small town of Little Wesley, Louisiana. Vic is a retired robotics engineer, having amassed a small fortune developing the guidance chips used in combat drones. 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. Even then, their open marriage is made no secret amongst their friends, while Vic silently grows increasingly jealous of Melinda's lovers.

Melinda invites one of her lovers, musician Joel Dash, to a party. While alone with Joel, Vic tells him that he murdered her previous boyfriend, Martin McRae, who had disappeared a month earlier. The story floats around their social group, causing Joel to move away and raising questions as to the story's truth. It is later revealed on the TV news that Martin was found shot to death by someone else.

Melinda's next lover, piano teacher Charlie De Lisle, is invited to a pool party at the home of Vic's friend Jonas Fernandez; Vic quietly grows jealous when seeing Melinda and Charlie hanging out in the swimming pool. Everyone rushes inside when it starts raining, but then find, to their horror, Charlie dead in the pool, apparently from drowning. Upon questioning by police, Melinda is quick to accuse Vic of murdering Charlie, raising growing suspicions by their new friend, a writer named Don Wilson. With help from Melinda, Don secretly hires a private investigator, who later poses as a psychotherapist. Vic, however, is quick to uncover this plot and crashes a Wilson family lunch uninvited, openly accusing Don in front of his wife and young daughter.

Sometime later, Melinda reunites with an old college boyfriend, Tony Cameron, which once again incites jealousy within Vic. Vic drives Tony into the woods alone, before pushing him off a rocky hill, killing him. Vic then sinks the body into a nearby creek. Some time later, Vic returns to the creek to retrieve Melinda's scarf from a picnic trip they had the previous day, but as he attempts to sink Tony's body further into the water, he is suddenly surprised by Don, who catches him in the act and then recklessly drives his car to flee for help with Vic in pursuit, but in the ensuing chaos Don accidentally swerves his car off a cliff, and is killed instantly upon impact.

At the same time, Melinda finds Tony's wallet with his identification in one of Vic's snail tanks, confirming Vic's knowledge of Tony's whereabouts. Melinda begins packing, intending to leave with their daughter, only to be defiantly confronted by Trixie to stay. After contemplating, Melinda burns Tony's identity documents, suggesting she intends to stay with Vic as he returns home.

Cast

  • Ben Affleck as Victor “Vic” Van Allen
  • Ana de Armas as Melinda Van Allen
  • Tracy Letts as Don Wilson
  • Grace Jenkins as Trixie Van Allen
  • Dash Mihok as Jonas Fernandez
  • Rachel Blanchard as Kristin Peterson
  • Kristen Connolly as Kelly Wilson
  • Jacob Elordi as Charlie De Lisle
  • Lil Rel Howery as Grant
  • Brendan C. Miller as Joel Dash
  • Jade Fernandez as Jen Fernandez
  • Finn Wittrock as Tony Cameron
  • Michael Braun as Jeff Peterson
  • Devyn Tyler as Mary Washington
  • Michael Scialabba as Kevin Washington
  • Jeff Pope as Chief Nichols
  • Paul Teal as Deputy Clark
  • Juliet Brett as Chelsea
  • Damon Lipari as Carlyle
  • Joel R. Martinez as David Ricigliani
  • Jaren Mitchell as John

Production

The project began development in 2013, with Adrian Lyne set to direct and Fox 2000 Pictures set to finance. Fox 2000 sold the rights to New Regency in 2018. In August 2019, the project saw new developments; Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas agreed to star,[3] with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures agreeing to handle the distribution via their 20th Century Studios label.[4] In October 2019, Tracy Letts and Rachel Blanchard joined the cast of the film.[5]

Filming began in New Orleans on November 4, 2019, with the additions of Dash Mihok, Lil Rel Howery, Jacob Elordi, Kristen Connolly, Jade Fernandez and Finn Wittrock to the cast.[6][7][8] In December 2019, Michael Braun joined the cast of the film.[9]

Release

Deep Water was originally scheduled to be released on November 13, 2020,[4] but was delayed to August 13, 2021,[10] and again to January 14, 2022.[11] On December 9, 2021, it was taken off the release schedule.[12] Four days later, it was reported that the film would move to a Hulu-exclusive release in the United States and an Amazon Prime Video–exclusive release internationally.[13] On February 14, 2022, it was announced that the film would be released on Hulu on March 18, 2022, and on Prime Video simultaneously.[14]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 36% of 162 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10. The website's consensus reads, "Viewers desperately seeking a new erotic thriller might find Deep Water worth a dip, but it's far from director Adrian Lyne's best work."[15]

Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100 based on 41 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

David Rooney at The Hollywood Reporter appreciated Lyne's return to filmmaking, but gave the film a negative review and wrote: "Lyne's take on the material, scripted without distinction by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson, manages to drain all the subtlety and psychological complexity from Highsmith's story of marital warfare, transgression and obsession."[17]

Notes

  1. ^ This film was originally in-production at 20th Century Studios, but the studio went uncredited upon release of the film. Despite this, 20th Century did promote the film.

References

  1. ^ "DP Eigil Bryld Teams With Director Scott Z. Burns, Actor Adam Driver To Tell A Hero's Story In 'The Report'". SHOOTonline. November 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Fastlane NextGen: Initial Certification Search" (Type "Deep Water" in the search box). Louisiana Economic Development. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Fleming, Mike, Jr. (August 1, 2019). "New Regency Bringing Adrian Lyne Back To Directing With 'Deep Water;' Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas In Talks For Patricia Highsmith Adaptation". Deadline Hollywood.
  4. ^ a b Kroll, Justin (November 16, 2019). "Ridley Scott's 'The Last Duel' Gets the Greenlight as Disney Dates Multiple Titles". Variety.
  5. ^ Michael, Brendan (October 23, 2019). "Exclusive: Tracy Letts and Rachel Blanchard Join Ben Affleck in Thriller 'Deep Water'". Collider. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Current Productions". Film New Orleans.
  7. ^ Wiseman, Andreas; N'Duka, Amanda (November 14, 2019). "'Deep Water': Lil Rel Howery, Jacob Elordi & Dash Mihok Among Cast To Join Ben Affleck & Ana De Armas In Adrian Lyne Thriller, Cameras Roll". Deadline Hollywood.
  8. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (November 25, 2019). "Finn Wittrock Cast In New Regency Thriller 'Deep Water' Starring Ben Affleck". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (December 13, 2019). "Lodric D. Collins To Play Smokey Robinson In Aretha Franklin Biopic 'Respect'; Vincent Pastore Joins 'The Birthday Cake'; Michael Braun In 'Deep Water'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  10. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (September 23, 2020). "'Black Widow' Jumps To Summer 2021 Spurring Marvel Pics Release Date Shift; 'West Side Story' Delayed A Year; 'Soul' Stays Theatrical". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  11. ^ Rubin, Rebecca (March 23, 2021). "'Black Widow,' 'Cruella' to Debut on Disney Plus and in Theaters as Disney Shifts Dates for Seven Films". Variety. Archived from the original on March 23, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Welk, Brian (December 9, 2021). "'Deep Water' With Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Pulled From Theatrical Release". TheWrap. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. ^ Palmer, Roger (December 13, 2021). ""Deep Water" Moving To Hulu". What's on Disney Plus. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  14. ^ Sharf, Zack (February 14, 2022). "'Deep Water' Teaser Trailer: Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas' Erotic Thriller Debuts on Hulu in March". Variety. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  15. ^ "Deep Water". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
  16. ^ "Deep Water". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  17. ^ Rooney, David (March 16, 2022). "Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas in Adrian Lyne's 'Deep Water': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 18, 2022.

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