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Dark Water [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ]

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I was slightly disappointed after watching "Dark Water" but I'd still give it 4 stars. Disappointed because we've seen this already - in "Ringu" and "Ju-on". At a particular moment I realized I'm getting tired of little girls with long black hair who move awkwardly, if you know what I mean. "Dark Water" was no revelation for me. Somehow I didn't find it extremely frightening (because I heard some people saying it's one of the most frightening films of recent time). And as I said I've already seen this kind of a plot. I don't know, maybe had I watched it in 2002, my opinion would be different.
Now about the pluses. The movie is well-crafted, it's just so little and claustrophobic you start feeling rather uneasy. The plot evolves around a mother and her little daughter, there are practically no side characters and most of the action takes place in their appartment and in the corridors and halls of their house. All this make you feel anxious and comfortless. This is a film of mood definately. And in the end when you discover it was not a genuine horror picture but a drama about a parental sacrifice, you revaluate the whole story and the film itself. From this side it's rather unexpectable and interesting. So I obviously recommend it to everyone who's interested in japanise movies and in Hideo Nakata's work.