Film Review – Deep Water

Adrian Lyne popularized cinematic eroticism in the 1980s, combining style and heat to generate hits such as “Flashdance,” “9 ½ Weeks,” and “Fatal Attraction.” Lyne would go on to challenge audiences with dark visions (“Jacob’s Ladder”), burning questions of trust (“Indecent Proposal”), and the power of jealousy (“Unfaithful”), creating quite an impressive oeuvre. And then he walked away for two decades, distancing himself from moviemaking, watching audience tastes and obsessions change during this extended break. Lyne is suddenly back with “Deep Water,” and he’s attempting to revive his aesthetic for a different era, returning to the ways of lustfulness and suspicion, taking inspiration from a 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith (the adaptation is written by Zach Helm and Sam Levinson). While a little unsteady at times, “Deep Water” is a nice return for Lyne, who plays to his strengths with the endeavor, making a sinister and sexual picture, and one that does well with leads Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas, who share terrific chemistry, giving the helmer something to work with. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com