Dead in the Water (2002)

Please don't spend money on this.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

I rented this film years ago because of the boat -- and found that I had stumbled upon a great little film. The plot might be a bit off-putting to those who do not know or do not like game theory. I bought a copy of the DVD today.***SPOILER**** The film is a brilliant use of a classic 'game' in game theory -- The Prisoner's Dilemma (PD). When the first step of the game started, I was stunned -- and hoped I had guessed right that it was the underlying plot -- and it was. If you are interested in PD or game theory, you can find information on it by searching the internet. If you like Dead in the Water, see The Spanish Prisoner -- another game theory plot. I think House of Cards is also, but I haven't seen it in years.Some of the commenters blame the actors for their acting ability* -- how could the usual cool/hip 'acting' portray the horrific binds that these characters put themselves into because they couldn't, or wouldn't, see one step in front of themselves?? It's not a nice story and these aren't people we want to know. Well, first you think you would like to know them and then you begin to realize that their beauty only goes so far. But that's the value of the story: disappointment in the friends' lack of character, and a bit of shadenfreude mixed with 'there but for the grace of god go I.' Usually when people do stupid things, nothing happens . . . . this time . . . it does.I had a good laugh at the negative comments about the acting -- similar ones were made about Kevin Costner's "lack of acting" in Dances With Wolves, a huge number of people fell all over themselves to say that he couldn't "act like an Indian." They, of course, had never met a Native American or, if they did, didn't know it. I grew up with Native Americans, and Costner did an amazing portrayal of their reserve and dignity (and is part NA himself). So sad when Opinion and knowledge don't coincide!

You spend millions of dollars, a cast takes weeks to rehearse there lines and get motivated, and crew members work around the clock to get the movie made. The end result, the only thing worth watching is Dominique Swain in a bikini! Shame shame shame to the people who wrote this piece of garbage and the production crew who put the words on the script on film. The only good thing that came from all the hard work was to watch the very beautiful Dominique Swain prance around in a bikini. What's that got to say about women's lib? A sad fact, but if I fan of Dominique Swain, you got to rent it at least once.

Beautiful Cinematography and great Brazilian music. This is what this movie seems to be about for the first 20 minutes. But it's not, it's about good actors and a good plot... It may seem to go a bit slow at times but it's only 90 min or less... And the end will certainly get you thinking about it for days... 6/10

I cannot understand all the negative comments posted here. Its not an excellent film but certainly gripping enough to make you want to see how it ends. Probably whats most challenging is sitting through the first half. I caught the film on satellite and lost its very beginning. The film had the right doses of suspense to make you wonder what's going to happen. Is it a shark in the sea or something else? Once you get through half of it its very gripping. I think the director managed to bring out the paranoia and madness which the youngsters would have instilled within themselves in a real life situation. Whether it is a feature film or MOW is somewhat questionable in my mind. I think its a damn good movie of the week (ie: for TV).