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October 15, 2002 — Toronto Variety reviews the movie and talks about the director.

Artistically speaking, ``The Weight of Water,'' Kathryn Bigelow's first film in five years, is her richest, most ambitious and personal work to date. commercially, however, it might be her most problematic one.

Boasting a multilayered narrative, this psychological thriller interweaves a contemporary tale of a marriage breakdown with the story of a brutal double murder in 1873.

The picture benefits from a superlative female-centered cast, headed by Sarah Polley and Catherine McCormack, but its constantly shifting time frame, deliberate pacing and lack of dramatic momentum will severely curtail its theatrical prospects. An entrepreneurial distributor should pick up this challenging art film, which is best suited to the specialized circuit...."

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