The Deep Blue Sea (2012)

If I had to write the entire movie, it will take less than 2 short pages. More than half of the movie was filled with music. I finished the movie in like 30 minutes. We don't even know in the end the reason for her attempted suicide. Just a plain boring movie. I won't recommend watching it, just read the summary if you are interested, will save a lot of your time.

This movie is set in the 1950 and I am thinking of today in 2014. Hester is in a loveless, Mommy Dearest for a mother-in-law marriage. So she meets fun Freddie and have a great time. She spoils the great time by falling in love with Freddie. She truly believes that Freddie can rescue her from dull super rich hubby (who still loves her).After finding out the REAL Freddie, why not leave him? She could ask her hubby for money (which I am sure he would give her) and start a new life. Move out of that depressing street to another brighter area. What does trying to commit suicide proves? Did she think it will make people "Sorry" for her? Even her friends, avoid her. Hester is clearly in a type of depression. She stop having fun. Smokes a lot (which does not solve anything).Many reviewers say that Freddie did the wrong thing by leaving her. He's not married to her, so he did the right thing. If I was Freddie I would have run too. As for Freddie, lots of service men now has face "I am back from the war, what do I do now?" I guess they did not have any after war job training like we do now.Notice at the end, Hester lights the gas heater (this is the opposite at the beginning of the movie) and opens the drapes to look at a brighter morning.

On the plus side, Rachel Weisz' performance was superb. On the minus side, it doesn't matter. There's little to the story, it follows the protagonist as she has a destructive extra-marital affair with a thoroughly unsympathetic man. Through flashbacks some substance is added to the story. But the bottom line is that this film is a painfully drawn out string of melancholic scenes that I found hard to stay awake through. Yes, I'm sure it has deep sociological meaning, but I found following the characters as they wallowed in their misery less than a satisfying experience. I am again reminded of someone standing in front of an empty canvas and praising the perfect juxtaposition of nihilistic expressionism (no, I haven't a cue what that means). But I enjoy being in the minority.

'THE DEEP BLUE SEA': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five) Rachel Weisz has received much critical praise and award recognition (including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress) for her starring turn in this melodramatic romance based on the 1950's play, of the same name, by Terence Rattigan. In the film she plays the wife of a much older judge who begins an affair with a much younger former Royal Air Force pilot. It co-stars Tom Hiddleston (best known as Loki of 'AVENGERS' and 'THOR' fame) and Simon Russell Beale. It was directed and written for the screen by Terence Davies. Weisz's performance might be pretty good but the movie as a whole is just way too melodramatic and boring! Weisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of High Court judge Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale) in 1950 London. Hester is bored with her life married to William, who is almost ten years older than her. Then she meets former RAF pilot Freddie Page, who's haunted by memories of his service in World War II. Hester and Freddie are drawn to each other and Hester is excited by the passion she feels for the much younger man (over a decade younger). Her new romantic adventure causes a lot of trouble for everyone involved though and results in a suicide attempt.The movie is just oh so serious but I didn't feel any emotions for any of the characters. It's extremely tragic and dry and unbearable at times. Movies like this are just impossible for me to get into. I like emotional drama and will cry at a good tearjerker but I have to be given a good reason to care about the characters. Weisz might be really good in the film (as are the other actors) but I had a hard time acknowledging it as I could care less about her character. I'm sure there's an audience that will like and appreciate this film (like a lot of the critics) but it's not me.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcoZRlVFMzA