![]() But somehow de Armas makes her desperate cries for attention (piano dancing…really) more tragic than appalling (though certainly not appealing) as she flaunts her newest bit of “pretty plaything” or “hunk of the week”. Plus Melinda is often indifferent with her offspring, raging at her favorite “kiddie” tune and telling Vic that “This is what you wanted”. ![]() As played by de Armas (so good in the last Bond flick, but so underused), she’s often a petulant child, seemingly less mature than lil’ Trixie. It makes us wonder if his passions ever “boiled to the surface” in his wooing of Melinda. ![]() It seems as though he only really cares about his daughter…and his snails. His Vic is a passive aggression riddle leaving many characters confused, wondering if he’s a friendly joking “Joe” or if he’s oozing menace with a soft threat. Last year saw him turn in some great supporting work in THE LAST DUEL (very funny, but as Stephen Colbert loves to say, “Nobody saw it!!”) and THE TENDER BAR (lovely, but criminally overlooked), but this is a reserved side of him little seen in his often high-profile leading man-type roles. It’s interesting that this steamy bit of kink is actually anchored by the “ultra-cool” and quiet performance of Mr. Is this an idea for a possible new book or play or does he think that Vic is more than just a laid-back clueless spouse? Or could this be a twisted “game” to enliven a near-comatose marriage? When an accident befalls him, a newcomer to the “party people”, author Don (Tracy Letts) becomes curious. Still, things are strained back at their homestead, especially when Vic finds out that she’s paying thousands of dollars for piano lessons from a local entertainer, Charlie (Jacob Elordi). Oh, but there’s still lots of talk about how Melinda’s last “male friend” has gone missing. But Vic shrugs it off as her way of “acting out’ as she’ll go home with him. Vic’s best bud Grant (Lil Rel Howery) is concerned (along with many others) that she’s making a cuckold of him. That’s where Melinda gets tipsy and openly flirts with her newest “boy toy”. Oh, but when the sun goes down, on most evenings Trixie is left with a sitter while her folks attend a big get-together (a pool party or a fancy dinner and drinks) with their equally well-to-do circle of friends. His gorgeous younger wife Melinda (Ana de Armas) runs the house and tends to their adorable seven-year-old daughter Trixie (Grace Jenkins). Pretty-much retired tech inventor (deadly drones) Vic (Ben Affleck) peddles his bike in the mornings and tends to his greenhouse snails in the afternoon. He may wish he still had that handy utility belt when seduction and murder threaten to pull him down in the depths of very DEEP WATER.įor all appearances, this modern opulent New Orleans home is occupied by a “picture perfect” family. Oh, but one of its co-stars did wear the cowl and cape for a time. ![]() Now if you’re in the mood for that, this weekend sees the release of such a tawdry tale, set in the real world, far from Gotham City. ![]() Yes, “the Bat” and “the Cat’ share a smooch and longing gazes, but there’s no fogging of the Batmobile windows. Ah, but there’s an element largely missing from it (no doubt to keep its PG-13 rating), which was a hallmark of many a classic “noir” (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, and BODY HEAT spring to mind…RIP William Hurt) and that’s a dangerous and often deadly sexual attraction. So for the last couple of weeks, the box office has been dominated by the latest incarnation of a fabled comic book hero re-imagined, as many reviewers, including one from this site, noted as a dark (almost pitch-black) “noir” thriller. Ana de Armas as Melinda Van Alden and Ben Affleck as Vic Van Alden in 20th Century Studios’ DEEP WATER, exclusively on Hulu. ![]()
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