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Actors: Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Weight of Water |
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Jean (Catherine McCormack)' s poet-husband Thomas (Penn) has arranged to help his wife research her latest project, enlisting his brother (Lucas) and his sailboat for a research-romantic get away. During the weekend, she learns as much about her own life as she does those of the woman she is researching. This film is based on a book by Anita Shreve that was losely based on an unsolved double murder in the 1800s. One young woman (Polley) survived to tell the events in which her sister and sister-in-law were brutally murdered on an island located off the coast of New Hampshire, while their husbands were at sea. A former male lodger, who lived briefly with the Norwegian immigrant family, was tried and hanged for the crime. Now the photojournalist is attempting to finally unravel the mystery behind these controversial murders. Jean notes an odd attraction Thomas seems to have to his brother's sexy companion Adeline (Hurley) during the adventure. As Jean works on her assignment, she also unravels some unsettling mysteries in her own life.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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This movie is a based on true events of the 1800's. Two women were brutally murdered on Smuttynose Island, off the coast of Portsmouth and the victim's former lodger was tried and hanged for the crime. Two hundred years later, a photojournalist is sent to do an article on the murders. The movie covers the events leading up to the SmuttyNose Island murders, and the photojournalists search for the truth. She discovers some surprising facts overlooked at the trial, and finds out some shocking secrets about her husband (played by Sean Penn), as well.
--Misty Smith, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Weight of Water |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 18th century
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- catching brutal killer/stalker
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- journalist
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) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavey
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Scandinavian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (woman) skinny
unclothed?
- full frontal
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Pacific NW
Water?
Yes
Water:
- sail boat
Island?
Yes
Island:
- food/shelter preoccupation
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- seeing full frontal--women
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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