The Weight of Water

November. 01,2002      R
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.

Sean Penn as  Thomas Janes
Catherine McCormack as  Jean Janes
Elizabeth Hurley as  Adaline Gunne
Sarah Polley as  Maren Hontvedt
Josh Lucas as  Rich Janes
Ciarán Hinds as  Louis Wagner
Richard Donat as  Mr. Plaisted
Ulrich Thomsen as  John Hontvedt
Anders W. Berthelsen as  Evan Christenson
Katrin Cartlidge as  Karen Christenson

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Reviews

KnotMissPriceless
2002/11/01

Why so much hype?

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ChanBot
2002/11/02

i must have seen a different film!!

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Intcatinfo
2002/11/03

A Masterpiece!

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Zlatica
2002/11/04

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

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