Plot:A mother and her 6 year old daughter move into a creepy apartment whose every surface is permeated by water.
The reviser Yoshimi Matsubara has just divorced from her husband and is disputing the custody of their five years old daughter Ikuko in the justice. She is looking for an apartment and a job to restart her life alone with Ikuko. She finds a small old apartment, and she does not pay attention to a stain of water on the ceiling. When she moves to the apartment, she notes that there is a drip of water in the bedroom, and she asks the landlord to repair the leakage. Meanwhile, Ikuko finds a red bag on the terrace, and Yoshimi returns it to the administrator. Yoshimi sees the creepy shape of a girl wearing a yellow coat, and she finds that she resembles a young girl that has been missing for two years in the neighborhood. She becomes afraid that the girl might be a ghost.
Director Hideo Nakata's 1998 offering, "Ringu" was one of the scariest movies I've seen in years. Thus, it was with great expectation that i began watching this movie.And while this latter film may not be the horror masterpiece that "Ringu" is, it still has much to offer.Similar to "Ringu," a water container turns out to be the site of a childhood tragedy, and a lank-haired ghost girl makes for one very creepy presence.
Special kudos must be given here to young Rio Kanno, in her role as Ikuko. Kanno is just remarkable, and surely one of the most adorable kids I've ever seen on film. I'd give her a 9.8 on the Cute-O-Meter.
More of a drama about maternal love and protection using supernatural elements that a full-fledged chiller. Probably a bit too leisurely paced and quiet for horror fans expecting some ghostly evil child springing from water to kill helpless victims.
Dark Water hass got the emotional resonance Nakata's earlier horror classic lacks.
I wasn't blown away by this movie, but it was certainly worth the couple of hours I spent on watching it. I'd rate it 3
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