Story Synopsis:
After separating from her husband, Dahlia (Connelly) and her daughter Ceci (Gade) move into a run-down apartment. Although Dahlia struggles with debilitating migraines and nightmares from her childhood, she struggles to make ends meet and provide a good life for her daughter. But when Dark Water begins seeping from the apartment above theirs, Dahlia soon learns that her troubles cannot be fixed by calling a plumber. Based upon Koji Suzuki's novel "Honogurai Mizuno Soko Kara" and the Hideo Nakata film "Dark Water." (Suzanne Hodges)

DVD Picture:
Water isn’t the only thing that’s dark with this movie. The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 picture is thematically dark overall. Colors can look nicely balanced in the dim picture, albeit appearing mostly understated and drab. Blacks are generally deep. Some scenes are highly contrasted, with little gradation between the two extremes. Images are sharp and detailed, with well-balanced textures. There is some minor edge enhancement noticed, but little bothersome pixelization. The look of this picture is quite effective for the storytelling. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack can be fully enveloping at times, with a good use of the surrounds in these scenes. Other scenes, however, are fully devoid of surround activity, which can make the soundtrack seem one-dimensional. The LFE channel is utilized well in filling out the frequency range, even though there is deep bass delivered through each full-range channel as well. Pans across the surroundfield are believable, with good imaging across the stage. It’s unfortunate that imaging like this was not utilized in the surrounds more frequently. The front stage shows good depth, often creating a signal that sounds deep beyond the physical location of the loudspeakers. The soundtrack is enjoyable, although more surround envelopment could have made it great. (Danny Richelieu)