The Weight of Water

Arrived early, perfect condition.

I love this movie. I'm from the seacoast and live & work in the area. I'm less than a mile from the beach and find myself looking out at the isles of shoals Constantly with the movie in mind Even though I understand the movie was filmed in Nova Scotia. What a fantastic cast. I watch it over and over and sent this copy to my mom who is now also hooked. I cannot believe this movie bombed at the box office. Definitely a favorite of mine as I now have more reasons to keep visiting the islands and wonder about the debate over the murder mystery. I highly recommend.

I saw this movie some time ago and once all the video stores closed I wondered how I could buy it. This movie is more than a mystery. It explores the the inner most turmoils the characters are going through. Of course I love Sean Penn and Sarah Polley has grown into a brilliant actress. I recommend that this movie be seen because it is thankfully removed from some of the usual Hollywood grandiose special effects. The story needs none. I will watch it often. Thank you Amazon.

I found The Weight of Water an unusual weighted by conflict. The story bounces back and forth between a murder in the 1800's and the struggles of a modern day couple whose relationship is crumbling. Both stories are filled with conflict and tension. And that there are parallels drawn between both stories was also very entertaining. I enjoyed the movie very much and will probably watch it several times.Teresa Reasor

I really wanted to give this a higher rating because the subject matter intrigued me from a historical perspective but the film had a number of flaws. But first, a highlight was the well done re-enactment of the 'incident' on Smuttynose Island and the ensuing mystery that continues to this day. The producers and director attempt to provide one possible explanation which is as viable as any. Now the contemporary people following one woman doing research on all this sort of float around directionless without any real cohesive connection to the topic with lots of unspoken flirting and lame attempts at character building. In fact by the end of the film I didn't particularly care what happen to these contemporary people. And while I don't have a vendetta against smoking, two of the principle characters seem to be non-stop chain-smoking to the extent it became rather annoying. I think this film is worth a look, especially for the re-enactments and the intriguing obscure subject matter which I liked a lot but the director could have done much better.

What happens when you give a woman who is profoundly unhappy and forever-stuck-in-her-soulsucking-life an axe, then threaten to destroy what little happiness she's been granted? Lies, mayhem, psychopathy, inappropriate fixations/attractions, and many innocent people paying the price with their lives.There are many times you will watch a movie that has so many of flaws, inconsistencies and unnecessary melodrama that you mark it as a fail and hope to never be forced to watch it again. Then every once in a while, you watch a movie with all those negative characteristics but you still love it. That's The Weight of Water to me.Perhaps "love" is too strong a word. There's something about it that calls to you, that compels you to watch it again. Everyone in this movie is a sensational actor/actress, so no one need be worried about bad acting spoiling your viewing experience.But there are basic inconsistencies which seem lazily overlooked. The inconsistencies seemed to be about time and budget constraints since they could easily have been rectified many issues by doing a reshoot or re-reading the script. It's a pet peeve of mine, and yet, I've not only watched it a dozen times, I went ahead and bought it so I could have it to own.This could have been an excellent movie and a portrayal of facts that would have gotten all viewers engaged. Yet it fell well short when it should not have. I feel the same with Match Point, but in that case, I recognize my main problem with that movie is that Rhys Meyers is a terrible actor. Every sentence he utters sounds like a high school kid reciting dialogue in a badly directed play. Match Point had a great premise, unexpected resolutions and the understanding that in real life, bad people are not always held accountable for bad actions. All things that should have left us with a great viewing experience. But it fell flat because of the main characters poor acting abilities. Not so with TWoW. Great acting, great premise, great build up, but an oddly arced storyline with a shot of forced angst. Even so, even with these faults, I still love this movie. I don't really recommend it, because it's unlikely that most people will feel as attached to it as I was. But I still love it.

I grew up in Portsmouth NH with the famous story of the Smuttynose murders at the Isles of Sholes where this all really took place. I love the twist on this story of what could have really happened. Not sure what Celia Thaxter would think :) Read up and then watch this movie.

The story needs to be followed intensely or you theme can easily be confused. I've come to enjoy the majority of Sean Penn' s movies. I also believe that Hollywood has underrated his talent for many years.