Product Details

• Actors: Harvey Keitel, Cameron Diaz, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane, Shay Duffin
• Directors: Jim Wilson
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: New Line Home Video
• DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
• Run Time: 92 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001XAQA0
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,211 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A mystery centering around a respectable judge, his wife, her ex-lover, their neighbor and a dead body that complicates all of their lives.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really great dark comedy, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Head Above Water (1996) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If you like this genre, you'd have to agree that this is a fantastic dark comedy. It's not slapstick or gross-out--just an interesting story with lots of irony and lots of twists. I loved this movie because it's so unpredictable and things go from bad to worse all because of a questionable decision made at the beginning of the story. This is not "the greatest movie ever made" (see earlier review), but it definitely doesn't stink. It's very clever and you will probably want to see it again to pick up on some of the subtleties.

I was very pleasantly surprised because I hadn't heard of it at the theaters and yet it was such a treat to watch. In my opinion, this was much more enjoyable and creative than There's Something About Mary. In fact, I think it's Cameron Diaz's best movie. If you like her work, you owe it to yourself to rent it. Harvey Keitel is also excellent as the husband.

And if you're reading this Cameron, will you marry me? :-)

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Head above the rest, April 7, 2004

By	Nicholas Ellis (East Melbourne, Victoria Australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I cant beleive im the first person to review this film. Its so about time it was released on DVD. Well Art House movies dont always get my attention but this flick is brilliant. Harvey Keitel and Cameron Diaz dazzle in the story about a high profile judge who weds a previous defendant in one of his court cases, though she is at least 30 years his junior!! Things just seem to get tougher for Diaz as the movie goes on to hide her ex (dead)lover in their house on a beautiful island off the Boston coast.
The scenery is fantastic, the acting superb, this movie will take you away from the everyday. Soundtrack is excellent. Enjoy

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Entertainment, August 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Head Above Water (1996) [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Most Enjoyable, with excellent performances from Harvey and Cameron Diaz. Well worth watching. The photographic work and locations are also pleasing to the eye