The Weight of Water 2000

Hell hath no fury...

5.6 / 10   157 vote(s)
R
Mystery Drama Thriller

A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.

Release Date 2000-09-25
Runtime 1h 53m
Directors Kathryn Bigelow, Adrian Biddle, David Webb, Sarah Dunsworth
Producer Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Writers Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle, Anita Shreve

Either one of the two stories might have been engaging on their own, if they hadn't shown their hand from the very start. A disappointment to know this comes from Kathryn Bigelow.

Final rating:★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Gimly