Deepwater (2005) 5.2
A drifter comes to the town of Deepwater and is seduced into a twisted game of deceit and murder. Director:David S. Marfield |
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Deepwater (2005) 5.2
A drifter comes to the town of Deepwater and is seduced into a twisted game of deceit and murder. Director:David S. Marfield |
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Nat Banyon
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| Peter Coyote | ... |
Herman Finch
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| Mía Maestro | ... |
Iris
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| Lesley Ann Warren | ... |
Pam
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| Xander Berkeley | ... |
Gus
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| Michael Ironside | ... |
Walnut
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| Kristen Bell | ... |
Nurse Laurie
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| Jason Cerbone | ... |
Sal
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Ben Cardinal | ... |
Petersen
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| Dee Snider | ... |
Bartender
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John Boncore | ... |
Joe Littlefeet
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Valerie Murphy | ... |
Stripper
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Pete Sepenuk | ... |
Boxing Announcer
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After recovering from a twisted ankle, the drifter Nat Banyon hitchhikes on the road, trying to reach Wyoming, where he dreams of owning an ostrich farm. However, an incident in a bar results in him stealing a car from the guy that was beating him up. He heads to Wyoming, but on the way he sees a car accident and saves the driver Herman Finch, who owns the Deepwater Hotel. While spending the night in the hotel, Nat is arrested by the police, but Finch releases him from jail and proposes to Nat to paint his hotel. In return, he gives an old blue Chrysler Newport to Nat, and lodges and feeds him in the hotel. While painting the hotel, Nat becomes obsessed with Finch's wife, Iris, and discovers that Finch is a loan shark and corrupt. Furthermore, he hatches a scheme involving a car dealer (Walnut) and his partner, the Indian Joe Littlefeet in the local casino. After the mysterious death of a local and a policeman that had issues with Finch, Nat decides to leave Deepwater; but Iris ... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I saw the world premier of Deepwater at the Seattle International Film Festival. It's the director's first film, shot on a limited budget, and an excellent film.
In the first scene, Nat, the main character, gets out of a hospital and tells the nurse he wants to go to Wyoming to take up ostrich farming. On his way, he stops at a car accident and picks up Herman Finch (Peter Coyote), and ends up going to a small town called Deepwater.
Finch is involved with the local casino, apparently run by the mob. He offers Nat a job restoring his dilapidated motel, where the maid is his beautiful, and much younger, wife Iris (Mia Maestro, who attended the premiere).
As Nat begins to work on the restoration, he starts getting to know the characters of this Twin Peaks-ish small town. Michael Ironside, who is creepy on a good day, is great in a supporting role as a local used-car dealer and Finch's poker buddy.
That lays out the basic elements of the film noir, I don't want to say much about the plot for fear of spoiling the film for a viewer.
The film is well edited and visually very nice. Other than the lack of marquee names, it does not appear to be a low budget film. Directing and acting are excellent, the movie is well-paced, and I would recommend it to anyone.