Night Swim (REVIEW) / Aguas Siniestras (Reseña)

in voilk •  4 months ago

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    ======= ENGLISH VERSION =======

    I start my review confessing that I don't like horror/suspense movies; but my best friend loves them and since we hadn't met for a while, we decided to go to the movies to break the routine and do something different in our reunion.

    The story starts showing a flashback, a little girl goes out at night to the backyard of her house; she goes to the pool to pick up a toy and disappears mysteriously.

    In the present day, the film shows Ray, a former professional baseball player, and his wife, Eve, together in a doctor's office.

    The scene puts us in context; letting us know that Ray had to retire from his promising sports career due to a degenerative disease that threatens his physical health; as a recommendation, the doctor recommends Ray to practice a low-impact sport; for example, swimming, to keep the body active.

    After leaving the doctor's office, Ray, his wife and two children (Elliot and Izzy) are looking for a new home, much more affordable now that Ray is no longer an athlete; they come across a two-story house with a swimming pool (just what they are looking for), so they decide to move in.

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    As Ray spends time swimming in the pool; he seems to improve his physical condition; however, his wife (who has always been leery of pools) becomes concerned when she sees the strange changes in her husband; not to mention; the boys, (Izzy and Elliot) have a couple of unpleasant moments using the pool.

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    I won't comment on the whole movie; but I'm sorry to say that I didn't like it (and it has nothing to do with me not liking horror movies).

    The plot of the haunted pool is valid; and at the beginning the movie seems promising, (the disappearance of the cat, the altercation with Izzy's boyfriend; Rebecca helping Eve save Elliot) ; but the performances of the actors feel flat (especially Ray's performance); there are many plot holes and the ending; it leaves you puzzled, if not disappointed.

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    I don't recommend it; not even to watch it on a Sunday when you have nothing to do; I confess that I'm a little surprised that it had such a good box office in the United States; but good, good, it's not.

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    ==== VERSION EN ESPAÑOL ====

    Inicio mi reseña confesando que no me gustan las peliculas de terror/suspenso; pero a mi mejor amigo le encantan y como teniamos tiempo sin reunirnos, decidimos ir al cine para romper un poco la rutina y hacer algo diferente en nuestro reencuentro.

    La historia empieza mostrando un flashback, una pequeña sale de noche al patio de su casa; se acerca a la piscina a recoger un juguete y desaparece misteriosamente.

    En la actualidad, la pelicula nos muestra a Ray, un ex jugador profesional de beisbol y a su esposa, Eve; juntos en un consultorio médico.

    La escena nos coloca en contexto; haciendonos saber que Ray tuvo que retirarse de su prometedora carrera deportiva por una enfermedad degenerativa que amenaza su salud fisica; como recomendacion, la doctora le recomienda a Ray practicar un deporte de bajo impacto; por ejemplo, natación, para mantener el cuerpo activo.

    Al salir del consultorio; Ray, su esposa y sus dos hijos. (Elliot e Izzy) se encuentran buscando una nueva vivienda; mucho más accesible ahora que Ray ya no es deportista; coinciden con una casa de dos plantas, con piscina. (Justo lo que buscan); asi que deciden ocuparla.

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    A medida que Ray pasa tiempo nadando en la piscina; parece mejorar su estado fisico; sin embargo, su esposa (quien siempre le ha tenido recelo a las piscinas) se preocupa al ver los cambios tan extraños en su marido; no está de mas mencionar; que los chicos, (Izzy y Elliot) tienen un par de momentos desagrables usando la piscina.

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    No comentaré toda la pelicula; pero lamento decir que no me gustó. (Y no tiene nada que ver con que no me gusten las peliculas de terror)

    El argumento de la piscina embrujada es válido; y al inicio la pelicula parece prometedora, (la desaparicion del gato, el altercarno con el novio de Izzy; Rebecca ayudando a Eve a salvar a Elliot) ; pero las actuaciones de los actores se sienten planas (sobre todo la actuacion de Ray); hay muchos vacios en cuanto al argumento y el final; te deja desconcertado, por no decir decepcionado.

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    No la recomiendo; ni siquiera para verla un Domingo donde no tengas nada que ver; confieso que me sorprende un poco que haya tenido tan buena taquilla en los Estados Unidos; pero buena, buena, no es.

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