The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

The Deep Blue Sea: Directed by Terence Davies. With Ann Mitchell, Jolyon Coy, Karl Johnson, Rachel Weisz. The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

“u0026#39;THE DEEP BLUE SEAu0026#39;: Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRachel Weisz has received much critical praise and award recognition (including a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress) for her starring turn in this melodramatic romance based on the 1950u0026#39;s play, of the same name, by Terence Rattigan. In the film she plays the wife of a much older judge who begins an affair with a much younger former Royal Air Force pilot. It co-stars Tom Hiddleston (best known as Loki of u0026#39;AVENGERSu0026#39; and u0026#39;THORu0026#39; fame) and Simon Russell Beale. It was directed and written for the screen by Terence Davies. Weiszu0026#39;s performance might be pretty good but the movie as a whole is just way too melodramatic and boring! u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWeisz plays Hester Collyer, the wife of High Court judge Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale) in 1950 London. Hester is bored with her life married to William, who is almost ten years older than her. Then she meets former RAF pilot Freddie Page, whou0026#39;s haunted by memories of his service in World War II. Hester and Freddie are drawn to each other and Hester is excited by the passion she feels for the much younger man (over a decade younger). Her new romantic adventure causes a lot of trouble for everyone involved though and results in a suicide attempt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe movie is just oh so serious but I didnu0026#39;t feel any emotions for any of the characters. Itu0026#39;s extremely tragic and dry and unbearable at times. Movies like this are just impossible for me to get into. I like emotional drama and will cry at a good tearjerker but I have to be given a good reason to care about the characters. Weisz might be really good in the film (as are the other actors) but I had a hard time acknowledging it as I could care less about her character. Iu0026#39;m sure thereu0026#39;s an audience that will like and appreciate this film (like a lot of the critics) but itu0026#39;s not me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWatch our movie review show u0026#39;MOVIE TALKu0026#39; at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcoZRlVFMzA”