The Weight of Water (2000)I stumbled across this movie on television. Stuck in a Sunday night midnight slot, I recordered it onto the DVDR and only happened to watch it at the weekend, in the doldrums of weekend television. Pleasantly surprised, it is the story of a photographer and her husban (Catherine Mccormack and Sean Penn) who join his brother (Josh Lucas) and the brothers girlfriend (Liz Hurley), on a yacht for a small trip. It is based on a story by Anita Shrever, the author of the Pilots Wife. The photographer is off to take some images of a small New England island, where two Norwegian immigrant women were murdered in the 1870s.
The story of the muder, and the yacht trip are told at the same time, and for once I didn't quite predict the twists and turns in this wee tale. Don't be put off by the Liz Hurley bikini shot on the cover, although she does ooze sexuality in this story, she is a minor player and I am sure the picture is just there to boost sales. The reals story lies in the relationships between all the characters.
A pleasant 4/5.
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