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Actors: Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Head Above Water |
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George (Harvey Keitel) and his young wife, the beautiful and some nervortic Nathalie (Cameron Diaz) is on vaction on an island together with their good friend Lance (Craig Sheffer). One day George and Lance goes out fishing. In the meanwhile Nathalie gets a unexpected visit from her ex-boyfriend Kent (Billy Zane). When Nathalie wakes up next day she finds Kent dead, and the fishing boat with her husband and friend on the way in to shore. This movie is an remake of the Norweigan movie "Hodet over vannet".
--Knut Ragnar H. Bakke, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Head Above Water |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Island?
Yes
Island:
- on vacation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
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