78
Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonAn extraordinarily riveting drama.
- 100Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos Angeles TimesKenneth TuranExquisitely made with a mesmerizing sense of style, it shows the wonderful things that can happen when traditional material is both handled with care and adroitly updated.
- 90TimeRichard SchickelTimeRichard SchickelElegantly made, romantically doomy, curiously affecting movie.
- 88Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaRemains rooted in the real world, which makes its story all the more satisfying -- and chilling.
- 80SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThe Deep End doesn't have a knotty message, but it's a much more meaningful picture than "Suture."
- 80VarietyTodd McCarthyVarietyTodd McCarthyTaking film noir material and turning it inside out visually and morally, The Deep End is an absorbing, beautifully made melodrama that succeeds on formal levels more than it does with suspense or emotion.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardDelicious, intelligent thriller.
- 75Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezSwinton single-handedly carries The Deep End past its nagging ambiguities.
- 70Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumWatchable enough on its own terms.
- 50Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittThe same story was told vastly better in the 1949 melodrama "The Reckless Moment."