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The Deep End (2001)

Tilda Swinton , Goran Visnjic  |  R |  DVD
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox
  • DVD Release Date: April 16, 2002
  • Run Time: 101 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005Y4RY
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,158 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Deep End" on IMDb

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  • "The Anatomy of a Scene" - Sundance Special
  • Featurette
  • Still Gallery

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Vintage film noir gets a confidently stylish upgrade in this subtle domestic thriller, intensified by Tilda Swinton's acclaimed performance as a mother who risks everything to protect her family. Adapted from Elisabeth Sanxay Holding's story The Blank Wall (previously filmed as 1949's The Reckless Moment), the film's gripping plot commences with Margaret (Swinton), a naval officer's wife and mother of three, disposing of the body of a sleazy club owner, who died in an accident after a confrontation with Margaret's closeted gay son. Maternal instinct shifts into high gear when a blackmailer (Goran Visnjic) demands $50,000 to withhold incriminating evidence, and his unspoken feelings provoke an unexpectedly compassionate alliance. Compelling plot twists aside, The Deep End gains much of its impact from the quiet desperation of a family defined by its secrets and rescued by the mysterious motivations of the human heart. --Jeff Shannon

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Still waters run deadly in this gripping suspense thriller starring the "magnificent" (The New York Times) Tilda Swinton and E.R.'s Goran Visnjic. Immersed in the tradition of Hitchcock's best twists and turns, The Deep End "holds its suspense to the very last drop" (The Toronto Star) as it plumbs the depths to which even the most outwardly decent people will sink in the name of love.

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Poetic, lush and breath-taking suspense drama April 25, 2002
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A movie I loved so much that I actually stayed on my treadmill till it was over, extending my usual hour-long workout into 2 hours (and I'm paying the price today, ouch!)
From the opening scene to the last credit, you won't be able to tear your eyes from the screen. Tilda Swinton, the star and focus of this film, is perfect in the role of a woman trying to protect her family from tragedy while maintaining her daily routine.
A brief summary: Her adolescent son has been piecked up by a manipulative man and then the man tries to blackmail the boy's mother for money. Afterwards, he dies in cirucmstances that make the boy a possible suspect - although he is, in fact, innocent (I'm not giving anything away here; all of this is revealed early on in the movie).
Swinton is calmly focused (most of the time), single-mindedly determined in her quest to hold everything together in the face of nearly insurmountable odds. She is equally determined to make sure her family - son, 2 daughter, elderly father-in-law - aren't aware of what is going on, of the tragedy that took place within minutes of their front doorstep. Meanwhile, her life is changing but not in ways she could have foreseen. In spite of her best efforts, she can't control everything.
Watching Swinton juggle all her everyday duties (cooking, cleaning, keeping the kids organized and on time for school and after school activities) while dealing with the burden of hiding a body, covering up the evidence and keeping everyone in the dark, I couldn't help marveling at her apparent selflessness in the face of so much and at her incredible ability to fool those around her.
This movie is one of the best of the year.
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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Intense, enveloping, gorgeous August 26, 2001
I saw the movie "The Deep End" yesterday and it was just stunning- probably one of the most beautiful, perfect films I have seen. It was intense, tragic, and provocative. The whole film takes place around water, and the colors of the film seems bathed in blue. I just can't describe how much I loved everything about it- the characters, the scenery, the pacing...

Tilda Swinton, who played the main character in this movie, was breathtaking. I haven't been as inspired by a performance since I saw Cate Blanchett in "Elizabeth", and those of you who have known me for a while understand just how blown away I was by Swinton. Why isn't she in a million films?!

I'm reading a lot of personal reviews on the internet and it seems like most people don't agree with my glowing review of "The Deep End", which is a shame. Even thought the critics tended to really like it, more films like it won't be made unless the audience responds well. I guess it requires some patience to watch, although to me the film just flew by. You are required to believe in the character's desperation and love for her child, which is what drives the movie. I can't believe people this film isn't resonating more with people who have children. I don't, but I could actually feel the fierce nature of a mother's - and the fact she would do *anything* to protect her child from harm.

If you have a chance, go see it. Even with all that is going on in my life, I was enveloped in this movie. I just lost track of everything else and just got absorbed in it- the colors, the sounds, the emotions, the intensity.

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A Mom's Gotta Do What a Mom's Gotta do August 17, 2001
If someone had asked me who I thought should play the mother-in-peril role of Margaret Hall in "The Deep End" I would not have listed Tilda Swinton who heretofore has made a career of playing far-out characters as in "Orlando" in which she played both a man and a woman whose lives evolve over the course of several hundred years. Be thankful I wasn't asked, for Tilda Swinton gives the performance of her lifetime in this film directed by the duo of David Seigel and Scott McGehee. Set in the Lake Tahoe/Reno area, the plot of "Deep End" is straight out of film noir and as such usually doesn't allow for much in the way of delving into a characters personality or psychology. All the chracters in a film noir are archetypes: cool blond Grace Kelly in "Dial M for Murder" or Robert Mitchum as the tough, hard-drinking detective in "D.O.A." Seigel/McGehee use the film noir tradition as a jumping off point and layer on the shadings and angles that can make a movie character "pop" as personified in the Alek Spera role played with an uncanny combination of danger, empathy and sympathy by Goran Visnjic (T.V.'s "ER"). Visnjic is a revelation is this role. Notice how with just a slight eye or face movement he can transmit a multitude of emotions. Great film actors use their faces to tell their stories. Spera approaches Hall the first time to blackmail her for $50,000 over a sex tape that his boss, Carlie Nagel has in his possession. Smudging the bad guy/blackmailer image to the hilt, Spera quickly becomes attached to Hall and her family with surprising results that I will not reveal here.... Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
If you're thinking this movie has a predictable ending you'd be wrong and considering there was no GPS during these events it's surprisingly well documented.
Published 2 months ago by Jettison
3.0 out of 5 stars Something About Mom
A while back I was listening to a "high brow" talking- head discussion about the sea-change that has been occurring in the way American parenting has evolved over the past thirty... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alfred Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Really liked it
Tilda is amazing in this. Sure, there are some weird holes in the plot, but definitely worth a watch. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Michael McCann
4.0 out of 5 stars yes, the deep end is the spot
The Deep End is a pretty good movie. The movie title has two meanings (one obvious, one subtle) and you'll see why when you begin to watch how the events unfold. Read more
Published 11 months ago by B. E Jackson
1.0 out of 5 stars Dead in the Water
This is a rare occasion where I disagree with Roger Ebert. I just don't see what's so great about this movie. It's very simple. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Burt Lee Liberty
4.0 out of 5 stars Water Thriller
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Published on October 5, 2010 by BLACKBOXBLUE
1.0 out of 5 stars Film noir just got yellow mud all over its face
My goodness, what I have had to suffer these days--catching up with old films I missed when they were new. Read more
Published on July 5, 2010 by E. Hernandez
3.0 out of 5 stars Not especially credible
The dead bodies just continue to pile up here, but the cops never seem to catch on. No fingerpints? You'll have to suspend your disbelief to get through this silly genre exercise... Read more
Published on December 20, 2008 by Bradley F. Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting, Suspenseful; Tilda is Amazing!
Tilda Swinton has been overlooked for many years; here she's given another opportunity to show her acting chops, and many awards and nominations came her way. Read more
Published on December 11, 2008 by R. Gawlitta
4.0 out of 5 stars Taut little early masterpiece
A mother raising her family mostly on her own while her husband is at sea for long spells, in an upper-middle class cottage on the shores of Lake Taho. Read more
Published on April 21, 2008 by jasonhad
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