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Imperfect yet superior thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill as a married couple who take to the sea to heal after the death of their only child, finding their own lives threatened when they take aboard the sole survivor (Billy Zane) from a derelict schooner. Sort of the big-budget Hollywood version of Roman Polanski's low-key Knife in the Water and, in its own way, just as good. Expertly directed, with a few nicely evocative moments amid all the suspenseful action, and well acted by all. Does, however, include a regrettable denouement. Based on the book by Charles Williams.
Imperfect yet superior thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Sam Neill as a married couple who take to the sea to heal after the death of their only child, finding their own lives threatened when they take aboard the sole survivor (Billy Zane) from a derelict schooner. Sort of the big-budget Hollywood version of Roman Polanski's low-key Knife in the Water and, in its own way, just as good. Expertly directed, with a few nicely evocative moments amid all the suspenseful action, and well acted by all. Does, however, include a regrettable denouement. Based on the book by Charles Williams.
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