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Dark Waters (2019)

Rate: 6
Viewed: 1/22

1/22: As serious as the topic is for Dark Waters, I already saw A Civil Action which starred John Travolta.

The story is the same. Regardless, I learned new things. John Travolta gave a great performance while Mark Ruffalo is unbelievably dour. I didn't recognize the latter at first. Tim Robbins is even more so. My trouble with their ageless characters is how corporate-ish and unlikeable they are. Playing the wife, Anne Hathaway is bad as well.

While cold-watching Dark Waters, I was aware of the director's past work when I saw his name in the opening credits, so I knew what to expect. Yet it shouldn't be this long and boring. I hate the opening scene which serves as an homage to Jaws because for the longest time I wondered what happened to the swimmers.

To shorten the running length, they should've removed all scenes between the lawyer and his family; they serve no purpose. Otherwise, I'm having flashbacks of "Dammit! It's about me" wife from The Insider. To make matters worse, I've had a hard time seeing through the ridiculous darkness.

All in all, Dark Waters is interesting, but the filmmakers need to speed it up.

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