Deep as the ocean

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Movie
German title Deep as the ocean
Original title The Deep End of the Ocean
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1999
length 105 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
Rod
Director Ulu Grosbard
script Stephen Schiff
production Kate Guinzburg ,
Steve Nicolaides
music Elmer Bernstein
camera Stephen Goldblatt
cut John Bloom
occupation
synchronization

Deep End of the Ocean is an American film drama of Ulu Grosbard from the year 1999 .

action

Beth Cappadora and her husband Pat experience the greatest fear of every parent when they lose their three-year-old son Ben in a crowded hotel lobby. The panic and exhausting search for him ends unsuccessfully; Beth suffers a panic attack a little later. Unable to deal with herself, she begins to neglect her other children, Vincent and Kerry.

After nine years, the family finally seems to have accepted their child's unexpected disappearance. A boy who looks unusually related to Beth appears in front of their house and offers them to mow the lawn on their property. Beth is convinced that the boy who introduced himself as Sam is actually her son. So a little later she started researching the Internet. It turns out that Ben was kidnapped by a mentally ill woman, a former classmate of Beth's. This woman raised Ben like her own child until she died. Taking Ben back into the Cappadora family seems to have failed for the time being.

When the problems between Ben and the Cappadoras get too big, the family decides to give him back to the adoptive father. One night, however, Vincent finds Ben outside playing basketball. Ben finally forgives Vincent, who was blamed for the disappearance of Ben at the age of five.

reception

rating

Deep as the ocean received mixed reviews. The film has a rating of 42% on Rotten Tomatoes and 45 out of 100 points on Metacritic . Two very negative reviews came from Roger Ebert and Desson Thompson . Ebert describes the film as "incredibly phlegmatic" and "difficult to watch", while Thompson particularly criticizes Michelle Pfeiffer , Ulu Grosbard and Stephen Schiff's work on the film.

Awards

Ryan Merriman was nominated for the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ The Deep End of the Ocean Movie Reviews, Pictures . uk.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ Deep End of the Ocean, The - reviews at Metacritic.com . metacritic.com. Retrieved December 24, 2009.
  3. ^ Roger Ebert: The Deep End Of The Ocean . rogerebert.suntimes.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  4. ↑ Desson Howe, 'The Deep End of the Ocean' (PG-13) . washingtonpost.com. March 12, 1999. Retrieved November 10, 2014.