Ginza.se Deep End (1970)

With her husband away at sea, Margaret Hall is left alone to raise her teenage sons, a task made more difficult when her eldest’s gay lover winds up dead. Convinced her son’s a murderer, she covers up his crime, only to find herself blackmailed.

Masterful performances from Goran Visnjic, Tilda Swinton and of course Jonathan Tucker. These guys are absolute masters in their own professions (which is of course acting) and I believe that each of them plays the role exactly right, to tune the movie in a perfect pitch and tempo. Nothing else to say except, congratulations Goran, Tilda & Jonathan.

The Deep End has a nice sense of just barely tamped down chaos threatening to erupt at any given moment, but it starts to lose steam once the blackmailer shows up and the film starts to wobble into melodrama and over the top histrionics. Swinton is outstanding as a mother with a fierce desire to keep everything under control, even when fate keeps snatching order from her grasping fingertips. There are some very minor things to be aware of with regard to the video quality of this release, but despite those, The Deep End comes Recommended .

The enchanting opening score and a dominant blue hue eases its way of a concealed familial drama with a murder case, a blackmail and an in-the-closet gay son. Out of expectation, a lesser impact on the gay culture, the film endeavors a strenuous effort to accent on a desperate motherâ

A relatively unknown film turns out to be a rather pleasant surprise. A thriller with more than one twists. Tilda Swinton is once again a delight to watch.