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A woman witnesses an argument between her son and a man
with criminal connections. When she comes across the body
of the man, she assumes her son murdered him and sets about
covering it up. When an associate arrives at the house with
evidence of a sexual connection (so to speak!) between the
dead man and her son, the woman becomes the subject of blackmail.
However, when she fails to raise the money quickly enough
the blackmailer shows up again, only to end up saving the
life of the woman's father who has suffered a heart attack...
The
Deep End is one of those thrillers where something small
escalates out of control. One indecision or mistake accumulates
and conspires to confound all attempts to lay the problem
to rest.
It's been done before and we'll see it again. My first thought
after viewing The Deep End was, if the mother had conducted
a proper heart to heart with her son in the first place then
none of the subsequent events would have occurred. The idea
of someone going to any lengths to protect their family has
so much scope for exploitation with the love-conquers-all
theme and the hunted becoming the hunter, etc.
Despite good reviews plastered all over the dvd cover this
movie fails to deliver on any of this. Just when you think
the plot is starting to take off the whole package comes to
a juddering halt like a tired old jalopy. This film isn't
exactly a nonentity, it's simply mediocre, a damp squib. It
certainly would have benefited from a tighter script and less
lacklustre performances.
Imagine
any one of a hundred weekday afternoon telemovies screened
by Channel 5 and you won't be too far from the mark.
Ty
Power
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