Yet the writers pull their punches by the final act, and never follow through with Highsmith’s shocking ending. An awkward garden party scene between Tracy Letts’ intrusive pulp-fiction writer Lionel and Vic, discussing the latter’s early retirement from selling a microchip for military use, is subtle but aptly lays the foundation for not only their antagonistic relationship but also for suspicion and paranoia to ferment. The script, co-written by Zach Helm ( Stranger Than Fiction) and Sam Levinson ( Euphoria, Malcolm & Marie) makes various changes from the original novel as a way to more obviously establish the potential for amorality in its male protagonist.
It is easily Lyne’s tamest erotic thriller. Paparazzi photos of De Armas and Affleck from their brief relationship are believably hornier than most scenes. It is based on the true story of Donald Crowhurst and the 1969 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race round the world alone in a yacht. They’re tempered further by erratic editing, especially in moments where imagination and reality collide. Deep Water is a documentary film, directed by Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond, produced by Jonny Persey, opening in the UK on 15 December 2006. That everything looks cold and clinical reinforces the Van Allens’ frosty and inhospitable marriage - as does composer Marco Beltrami’s melancholic strings in the score - but it also makes for a drab-looking film that reduces the potency of the sex scenes. Most of the action takes place in the expansive homes of a wealthy American community. Deep Water couldn’t be further from the glossy, Mediterranean aesthetic of Anthony Minghella’s Ripley adaptation.
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