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The Deep Blue Sea

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Flashbacks reveal the destructive love affair between the wife (Rachel Weisz) of a British judge and a rakish RAF pilot (Tom Hiddleston).
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Featuring an outstanding performance by Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea is a visually stunning, melancholy tale of subsumed passion.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) [A] deeply affecting adaptation of the acclaimed Terence Rattigan play... Oct 23, 2023 Full Review Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic Now a new film of the play appears, adapted and directed by Terence Davies with Rachel Weisz in that stellar [Hester Collyer] role and with Rattigan's work in a freshening treatment. Jun 18, 2013 Full Review David Thomson The New Republic The movie is an exquisite period piece, slow and dank, and unduly persuaded that it's rendering a classic. Jun 17, 2013 Full Review Alistair Lawrence Common Sense Media Weisz's performance raises the tension even in its most subdued moments, though, to ensure an artful character study of someone unwilling to compromise or apologize for staying true to themselves. Mar 11, 2025 Full Review Wesley Lovell Cinema Sight ...it has a stuffy air that dampens its thematic energy, which might help explain its lack of appreciation by American audiences Rated: 3.5/4 Oct 10, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It’s not a bold or extravagant picture but it’s a good one mainly due to two incredible performances by its leads. Rated: 3.5/5 Aug 20, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Rose H A slow moving, grim and painful movie experience. The soundtrack was a hokey 1950s dramatic violin concerto. I love Rachel Weiss and Tim Huddleston, but this was a hard watch. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/17/25 Full Review Alain E It is interesting to see that this, rather limited in terms of story movie, enjoys almost universal approval by the professionals, while the similarly themed and much stronger The heart of Me has a green splash with 50%. Both are free on Tubi. The acting is good here and the cinematography pleasant. What happens could be narrated in half the time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/26/24 Full Review Jennifer M Very great acting, in this movie. I am happy I found it on Amazon. Great Chemistry to. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Gareth v This stage play adaption starring the underrated Weisz, is a bit of a drag at times but okay. The tale of being attracted to the shiny new toy. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Felt like it was written for the stage and not for film. Poorly adapted for film, which is a pity as the acting is first rate. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Ken R The Deep Blue Sea – Nearly Impenetrable Take a respected play, some good actors, a good director and come up with a 1 ½ hour movie that looks and feels like double its length. Director Terence Davies (The House of Mirth) I might have thought worthy of carrying out this exercise - seemed to be having a bad year turning out this lethargic result. Maybe he fiddled with Terrance Rattigan's play a little too much? I enjoy a pensive period love story but shamefully found myself watching this slog, at times, in double speed! I'm sure some might enjoy this treatment but from the look of the miserable box-office returns not many. A story needs more than good performances to carry it along and it would have helped if some of the sequences had been photographed without the dreary Fog Filter permanently attached. Samuel Barber's Violin concerto is lovely but perhaps an unsuited choice for such a dead-slow movie as this. Here we have a woman that thousands of women would ever so gladly swap places with – a well above average, extremely comfortable home, steady secure income - OK little or no passion--but she did choose this marriage herself. She then enters into an affair with a wildly immature, damaged soul, who proceeds to treat her abysmally! - pushing her life into several attempts at suicide...all this time she simply puts up with an un-liveable situation. Punish yourself if you must but please spare some thought for the audience along the way. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/11/21 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Flashbacks reveal the destructive love affair between the wife (Rachel Weisz) of a British judge and a rakish RAF pilot (Tom Hiddleston).
Director
Terence Davies
Producer
Sean O'Connor, Kate Ogborn
Screenwriter
Terence Davies
Distributor
Music Box Films
Production Co
Protagonist Pictures, Film4, Artificial Eye Film, Lipsync Productions, Camberwell / Fly Films, UK Film Council, Fulcrum Media Finance
Rating
R (Nudity|A Scene of Sexuality)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 23, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 21, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.1M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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