This is what I call a thriller. I hadn't seen it for years since about 1991 when it was almost a brand new film and even now I think this film still holds up quite well.
It's got a boat, a couple sailing, a strange passenger they pick up who later turns out to be insane, a sex scene, and murder. What more could you want in a thriller? It has everything, well almost.
What made the film enjoyable was Nicole Kidman's performance as she swings from calm wife, to a woman trying to survive and keep herself alive and save her husband who has been stranded on another boat about to sink. She even goes to the extent of sacrificing her female honour to this man, all with the intention of both keeping herself alive and saving her husband. In this respect we can forgive her for this because I don't think anyone else in the same situation would possibly have acted much differently.
This film has intense mood. Something I like in a movie. Mood is everything and this movie has plenty of it, and that is why I gave it a healthy
8/10
It's got a boat, a couple sailing, a strange passenger they pick up who later turns out to be insane, a sex scene, and murder. What more could you want in a thriller? It has everything, well almost.
What made the film enjoyable was Nicole Kidman's performance as she swings from calm wife, to a woman trying to survive and keep herself alive and save her husband who has been stranded on another boat about to sink. She even goes to the extent of sacrificing her female honour to this man, all with the intention of both keeping herself alive and saving her husband. In this respect we can forgive her for this because I don't think anyone else in the same situation would possibly have acted much differently.
This film has intense mood. Something I like in a movie. Mood is everything and this movie has plenty of it, and that is why I gave it a healthy
8/10