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The
Deep End
(Fox Searchlight) Rated R
Release Date
- August 15, 2001
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Starring: Tilda Swinton, Goran Visnjic,
Jonathan Tucker, Raymond J. Barry, Josh Lucas
Directed by: David Siegel, Scott McGehee
Produced by: David Siegel, Robert H. Nathan, Scott McGehee
Written by: David Siegel, Scott McGehee
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But what a beauty
of a film! A classic
film noir in the shade of blue. As I watched, I thought about the remarkable arrival of both white-skinned,
tall, thin, non-American redheads, Tilda Swinton and
Cate Blanchett and how similar the two were… and how
different. I thought about the great small performance
by Raymond J. Barry.
When the laugh beat came as the ER doctor turned hood
instructed Swinton on CPR, I wondered about art and whether
the artist was obligated to change the script to fit the actor’s
history or if giving it no quarter was right or if the guys
who made the film actually wanted people in the know to have
a little chuckle about then.

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