The boating scenes have a languid yet charged sexuality, and the performances remain vibrant and rock-solid to the end.

Full Review | May 30, 2011

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 17, 2009

Artistically speaking, Bigelow's drama may be her most ambitous and personal film to date, a multi-layered (period and contemporary) psychological thriller that borrows from Bergman's masterpiece Persona; commercially, however, it's problematic.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Dec 20, 2006

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3/10 | Oct 7, 2004

Nem as timas performances de Sarah Polley e Sean Penn conseguem conferir energia a este filme, cujas histrias desenvolvidas paralelamente se anulam de forma implacvel.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 12, 2003

The film might appeal to those who've already read the book, but it's unlikely those who haven't will find much of anything to enjoy here.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 1, 2003

But Bigelow creates such an intoxicating swell it is hard to not get drawn in to the whole convoluted mess these era-spanning characters find themselves in.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 19, 2003

It doesn't surprise me that this film sat for two years in storage before released, as the final version appeared clunky.

| Original Score: C- | Mar 17, 2003

Bigelow offers some flashy twists and turns that occasionally fortify this turgid fable. But for the most part, The Weight of Water comes off as a two-way time-switching myopic mystery that stalls in its lackluster gear of emotional blandness.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 2, 2003

Despite an impressive roster of stars and direction from Kathryn Bigelow, The Weight of Water is oppressively heavy.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 26, 2003

The superior plotline isn't quite enough to drag along the dead (water) weight of the other.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 2, 2003

Elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level.

| Original Score: C | Dec 30, 2002

The jarring jumps between disconnected stories and watered-down sensationalism make for a soggy experience.

| Original Score: C+ | Dec 19, 2002

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 16, 2002

The Weight of Water uses water as a metaphor for subconscious desire, but this leaky script barely stays afloat.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 13, 2002

[Two] fairly dull -- contrasting and interlocking stories about miserable Scandinavian settlers in 18th-century Canada, and yuppie sailboaters in the here and now.

Full Review | Dec 13, 2002

There are a few wrong notes, and the ending is too enigmatic for its own good, but for a studio production the film is uncommonly intelligent and uncompromising.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Dec 13, 2002

Sarah Polley deserves some kind of recognition for her role in this film.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Dec 13, 2002

None of the characters or plot-lines are fleshed-out enough to build any interest.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Dec 8, 2002