Deep Water

2022 - 3 - 19

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The movie's conceit is right up director Adrian Lyne's alley: a story about the mixing of sex and violence. But the film, starring Ana De Armas and Ben ...

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Don’t Miss the Real Lesson to Deep Water, the Ben Affleck–Ana de Armas Sex Thriller for the Ages (unknown)

This movie is a cautionary tale, and the problem is not the overheated sex.

But I also want you to think hard about your own friend group, and the position you and your partner occupy within it. If you’ve ever been at a gathering where a celebrity unexpectedly showed up, you’ve experienced the way that the attention of every single person turns to them, as if they are a magnet and you all are mere iron filings quivering in the famous person’s field. When a couple sucks up all the oxygen in a friend group, it’s no wonder everyone else gets a little light-headed! Later at the same party, Vic threatens the bohunk, news of which soon spreads to the whole friend group. But at every one of those parties, those poor friends have to deal with Vic (Affleck) and Melinda (de Armas). We first meet all these fine folks at one such party, where Mary (Devyn A. Tyler) tells a withdrawn Vic that “a few of us are concerned” about the way Melinda is all over the blond, single bohunk in their midst. One of them is flirting and the other is sulking, and she’s feeling up some guy on the dance floor.

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It's really a vicious piece of work, a movie made by a filmmaker who is unafraid to see the primal, darker parts that beautiful people hide behind their ...

It’s really a vicious piece of work, a movie made by a filmmaker who is unafraid to see the primal, darker parts that beautiful people hide behind their gorgeous facades. We meet Vic Van Allen (Affleck) and his wife Melinda (Ana de Armas) deep in the misery of a failed partnership. The next day he claims that he is, but the basic machination of the script by Zach Helm (“Stranger Than Fiction”) and Sam Levinson (“Euphoria”) has been set in motion: Melinda cheats, and it’s possible that Vic kills the guys with whom Melinda cheats. Some corners of the internet have been anticipating this project as a return to “movies for adults,” a genre that has undeniably gone away in the studio production line now that almost every movie has to get a PG-13. And the fact that it’s the first film in two decades from the director of “Fatal Attraction” and “9 ½ Weeks” sets a standard for the film that might lead to disappointment. I’m eager to see a reportedly longer version because there’s a lot here that works, including a great Ben Affleck performance and the kind of sexual tension that Americans simply don’t offer in the 2020s. Based on the 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith, the genius who also wrote Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, which should give you some idea of the games being played here, “Deep Water” doesn’t waste time with the “happy days” of the Van Allen union.

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Check out this guide for all the details on how to watch Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas' erotic thriller 'Deep Water'.

Deep Water is a Hulu exclusive in the US so the only way you can watch it in the country is on the streaming service. And to be fair, it's probably better that you watch this movie in a more intimate setting. And if you like the experience, there's a whole lot of great content on the service that you could check out. Starring Robert Redford, Demi Moore, and Woody Harrelson, the film explores the story of a married couple whose lives are turned upside down after a billionaire offers them a million dollars to spend the night with the wife. Remember how I said the film was supposed to be released in 2020? Soon, it was announced that Deep Water would move to a streaming-only release and the release date was announced on Valentine's Day 2022. As stated above, Deep Water is a Hulu exclusive so you can't watch it in theaters. In the US, Deep Water was released on Hulu on March 18, 2022. As mentioned above, the movie has been released internationally on Amazon Prime Video so if you're outside the US, you can watch Deep Water on that service instead. Deep Water is an erotic thriller, extra emphasis on the "thriller" part. The movie is centered around a married couple in a loveless relationship who engage in a dangerous game to keep their marriage together. What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the word "erotic"? Slow jazz?

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Movie Guy: Deeply disappointed by 'Deep Water' (Idaho Press-Tribune)

I generally enjoy a steamy thriller, but Director Adrian Lyne's latest film, “Deep Water” left me cold. That's a bit of a surprise. Lyne built his career with a ...

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They rarely make movies like the Ben Affleck-led Deep Water anymore, but erotic thrillers used to be big business at the multiplex.

It’s hard to think of “Blue Velvet” the song and not immediately think of Blue Velvet the film, as the two have become so inexorably linked since David Lynch’s ground-breaking neo-noir thriller was first released in 1986. Bridget is disturbingly intelligent, sexy, and willing to pull out all the stops when screwing over her husband (Bill Pullman) and the rando she meets at a bar after stealing his money (Peter Berg). She is diabolical, and doesn’t feel the need to reform either. It also forged several key industry friendships, as cinematographer Bill Pope was hired to create the slick look of Bound for the budding Wachowskis after the original director of photography quit in protest, and he would continue working with the duo as they moved on to create the first three Matrix films. We are then introduced to a new female character in sex worker Liz Blake (Nancy Allen), who finds Kate’s body and catches a glimpse of the murderer, placing her right at the top of their kill list. Starring Michael Douglas in one of the most uncool roles of his long career (he wears a V-neck sweater to a nightclub at one point) and the refreshingly outspoken Sharon Stone, Basic Instinct tells the story of Stone’s enigmatic writer – who may or may not be responsible for a string of violent murders – as she reels in Douglas’ investigating former coke-fiend cop with her blunt feminine wiles. Deep Water itself is helmed by Adrian Lyne, famous for the likes of 9½ Weeks, Fatal Attraction, and Indecent Proposal, and he shepherded it into fruition after a twenty year absence from the director’s chair.