Tilda Swinton is Tilda-tastic and
Swintontacular as a middle-aged (but
incredibly hot) mother trying to cover up a
murder that she mistakenly thinks her son
committed. Goran Visnjic is smoky and
compelling as the man who's blackmailing her,
and Greg Nuttgen's cinematography scores big
points with rich, natural light and a sparse
use of creepy noir effects. Directed by the
team of Scott McGhee and David Siegel, who
made the strikingly original and inventive
(but ultimately flawed) Suture, The
Deep End is a nearly perfect thriller,
with just the right mix of plot, pacing and
subtle music by first-time film composer
Peter Nashel. Not to be missed by fans of the
noir genre, fans of pigmentless red-haired
beauties, or fans of the Lake Tahoe area,
which stars as the Lake Tahoe area.