The Weight Of Water(2000)

Cast: Sarah Polley,Sean Penn,Elizabeth Hurley

Language: English
Running Time: 113 mins
Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Censor Certificate: V/A
Genre: Suspense, Thriller

Plot: Two stories unravel simultaneously in this dark and suspenseful film. The first story, set in the present day, concerns a photographer, Jean (Catherine McCormack). She is working on an article for a magazine about bloody murders that happened 200 years before on the Isle of Shoals, just off the coast of New Hampshire. To get the pictures she must visit the location of the murders.Her husband, Thomas (Sean Penn), arranges a yachting trip with his brother, Rich (Josh Lucas), and Rich's girlfriend, Adaline (Elizabeth Hurley). The foursome pal around, enjoying the sea and the sun, while Adaline shamelessly seduces Thomas. Meanwhile, Jean is reliving the Isle of Shoals murders in her head, which is where the second story comes in. Maren (Sarah Polley) is a Norwegian woman who has recently immigrated to America with her husband. When her sister (Katrin Cartlidge) and sister-in-law (Vinessa Shaw) are brutally murdered to death with an axe, she is the sole survivor, and thus the only one who knows the truth about what happened. THE WEIGHT OF WATER draws a parallel between these two tense episodes, as the surf swirls menacingly, foretelling imminent disaster.

My Review:Frankly I am a big fan of Sean Penn.So I am Bound to like this movie.The genre of this movie is a combination of courtroom drama,suspense & seduction.The director has drawn a nice parallel between two stories 200years apart.The very fact that the mystry of 200years old murders gets solved in the present is quite an interesting watch.

My Ratings:3.5/5,Good Watch