Dead Calm

A dull thriller that's lacking in thrills & carried solely by three great leads who all deliver better performances than the material deserves, it starts off pretty alright but declines into a plodding mess void of any suspense. Between the unbelievably stupid decisions that Kidman's character makes, which inexcusably only get made to draw out the paper-thin plot, and the ridiculously lazy writing on the whole, this has wasted potential written all over it. A few decent moments, but not enough.

This movie is a psychological experience. The relationship between the psycho and Kidman is full of ambivalences that the movie touch upon.

Although impressive overall, the movie has some unnecessarily explicit scenes. A near classic.