Deep Water
Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): March 18, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
53
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 46 Critic Reviews
Positive:
19
Mixed:
21
Negative:
6
Watch Now
Stream On

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The AtlanticDavid SimsMar 25, 2022
Deep Water is still a robust, well-acted thriller that lands most of its major twists gracefully; for that, all lesser sins can be forgiven. Read full review
60
NMEPaul BradshawMar 22, 2022
Full of sex without ever being sexy, and twisted into the shape of a thriller without having any actual intrigue or suspense, it still stands up as the kind of adult relationship drama that’s gone out of fashion – just as trashy as it is complex. Read full review
60
The TelegraphTim RobeyMar 17, 2022
Something went wrong here – it feels like the final cut of the film is either the victim of duff scripting choices, or made equally duff attempts to fix them. It’s a pity, because it wastes Affleck’s solid efforts, and thwarts the picture Lyne got halfway on screen: a portrait of an affluent marriage as a toxic sham, with all the solidity of a Love Island merger. Read full review
60
VarietyPeter DebrugeMar 16, 2022
This erotic thriller is still sexy and plenty entertaining, mind you, but it’s just not very useful insofar as what it says about real relationships. Read full review
60
SlashfilmJosh SpiegelMar 16, 2022
Deep Water has its pleasures, some of which are of the inexplicably daffy variety . . . And when you compare Deep Water to ... well, just about every other movie available right now, either in theaters or streaming, it really does feel like a singular sensation. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyDarren FranichMar 16, 2022
Deep Water isn't really thrilling or erotic, but it accomplishes a kind of diagonal camp sincerity, plummeting its glamorous characters into ever-tawdrier situations. I wouldn't marry it, but I wouldn't kill it. Remind me, what's the third option? Read full review
50
Rolling StoneK. Austin CollinsMar 18, 2022
The movie has the makings of a devious erotic game, of a dirty pas-de-deux that spills out of the Van Allens’ marital bed and into a friend’s pool, a nearby quarry, and the woods. But the movie doesn’t quite have the backbone it’d need, or even the sense of fun, to clarify the extent to which this is a game that both players know they’re playing. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMar 17, 2022
Slithering along as deliberately as one of Vic’s snails, Deep Water runs hot and cold; it’s sometimes a self-aware hoot and sometimes a disjointed drag. Read full review
50
ScreenCrushMatt SingerMar 16, 2022
In 2022, films of this ilk are so rare, that I can almost forgive the Deep Water’s faults just for reminding me that these sorts of stories can be told onscreen. Almost. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 16, 2022
The disappointingly flat and decidedly un-erotic non-thriller Deep Water is the kind of movie that has you thinking about other movies as you tap your toes impatiently, waiting for this great-looking but dumb and bloody mess to swirl around the drain and disappear. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMark FeeneyMar 16, 2022
For a stylish thriller to work, it needs to be at least a little bit stylish and offer an occasional thrill. Deep Water does neither. Read full review
50
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 16, 2022
There’s nothing wrong with a thriller leaving some loose ends. But Deep Water trips over them too often. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineChuck BowenMar 16, 2022
After a dangerous, even personal, first half, Deep Water becomes crude in all the wrong ways. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Alison WillmoreMar 16, 2022
Deep Water, which was written by Zach Helm (of Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium) and Euphoria Svengali Sam Levinson, never creates any sense of internal coherence in its toxic main pair. Read full review
50
ConsequenceClint WorthingtonMar 15, 2022
Lyne’s return to the sweat-soaked stage trades bodice-ripping intrigue for repetitive boredom and psychosexual mind games with a straightforward descent into semi-madness. Read full review
40
ABC NewsPeter TraversMar 18, 2022
There are glimmers of the perversely fascinating murder mystery of the classic 1957 Patricia Highsmith novel, but this misguided update suffers from a lack of suspense, wit and undetectable sexual chemistry between Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas. Read the book, skip the movie. Read full review
40
IGNTara Bennett Mar 17, 2022
Deep Water aspires to be a boundary-pushing erotic thriller but is stuck treading water in the kiddie pool. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMar 17, 2022
Like Vic’s snails, who must be starved before they can be consumed, Deep Water feels like a movie that’s had everything of interest well and truly sucked out. Read full review
40
Screen RantChris AgarMar 16, 2022
There were enough pieces here to create something interesting, but it never fully came together. Read full review
40
The GuardianPeter BradshawMar 14, 2022
Just occasionally, Lyne brings the right kind of flash, brash and trash to this fantastically silly and unbelievable story. But the film plods along in such a disconcerting way: there is no ratcheting up of tension, or plausible psychology. Read full review
40
EmpireHanna FlintMar 14, 2022
Despite his erotic thriller credentials, Lyne makes a tepid return to the director’s chair with a rather basic adaptation of an intriguing marital character study that Affleck struggles to enliven. Read full review
More From This Movie

53 Critic Reviews

4.3 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 77 Project Hail Mary
2 75 Send Help
3 73 Hoppers
4 71 The Sheep Detectives
5 68 Crime 101
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL