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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Sexual Situations Movie Release: 2001 DVD Release: 04/16/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 41 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 6 Genres: Drama, Crime, Melodrama, Crime Drama, Family Drama

A mother is drawn into a sinister web of blackmail while trying to protect her son in this drama. Margaret Hall (Tilda Swinton) is a wife and mother of three living in Lake Tahoe, whose husband is a Naval officer stationed in the Atlantic ocean. Margaret's oldest son, teenaged Beau (Jonathan Tucker), is gay and has become involved with Darby (Josh Lucas), a disreputable older man whom Margaret does not trust. Margaret confronts Darby and tells him to stay away from her son, but Darby isn't easily dissuaded, and he comes by the house late one night, leading to a fight between Beau and Darby. The next morning, Margaret discovers Darby's body on the beach, with an anchor piercing his chest. Not sure what to do, Margaret hauls Darby's body out to sea, and dumps it where she hopes it will not be found. Margaret tries to get her life back to normal, until a man named Alek (Goran Visnjic) appears at her door. Alek appears to know something about Darby's death, and he definitely knows about Beau's relationship with him; in fact, he has a videotape of Beau and Darby having sex, and he's prepared to make it public unless she'll pay him $50,000. Margaret is in no position to pay the money, but is desperate to protect her son and attempts to reason with Alek. Surprisingly enough, in time it works, and Alek withdraws his request for blackmail money. However, Nagle (Raymond Barry), a local crime boss whom Alek works for, is not nearly so generous. The Deep End was adapted from a novel by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, -The Blank Wall, which was previously filmed by Max Ophuls as The Reckless Moment. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Tilda Swinton - Margaret Hall
Goran Visnjic - Alek Spera
Jonathan Tucker - Beau Hall
Raymond J. Barry - Carlie Nagle
Josh Lucas - Darby Reese

Thrills and chills abound in the dramatic film The Deep End. Presented in 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen, Fox has done a justifiably nice job at making sure that this transfer looks clean and clear of almost any and all blemishes. The colors in this picture look very clear with the black levels well saturated and solid. The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround in English and sounds excellent. The background noises and ambient sound on this track are very well mixed with all speakers being utilized thoroughly. Also included on this disc are English and French Dolby 2.0 soundtracks, as well as subtitles in English and Spanish. The extra features for The Deep End include a fairly in-depth commentary track by directors Scott McGeehee and David Siegel, a short "Making of the Deep End" featurette that is your basic promo spot, a very intriguing 30-minute "Anatomy of a Scene" special which includes interviews with the crew and actors, a theatrical trailer for the film, a single TV spot, and a still gallery with some publicity photos. ~ Patrick Naugle, All Movie Guide