The Deep End of the Ocean (film)

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The Edge of the Ocean (1999) is an American drama directed by Ulu Grosbard, and stars Michelle Pfeiffer, The Williams race, Whoopi Goldberg, Jonathan Jackson and Ryan Merriman. This is an adaptation of a novel of the same name by Jacquelyn Mitchard, the best-selling book that was the first novel Oprah Winfrey selected for discussion at the Oprah Book Club in 1996.

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Plot

Beth Cappadora and her husband, Pat, had the worst fears of parents when their 3-year-old son, Ben, disappeared in the crowded hotel lobby during Beth's high school reunion. The next panic search was unsuccessful, and Beth had an ongoing nervous breakdown. Unable to overcome her destruction, Beth accidentally ignores her other children, Vincent and Kerry.

After nine years, the family seems to accept that Ben has gone forever, when a familiar-looking boy appears at their home, introducing himself as Sam and offering to mow their grass. Beth is convinced that Sam is actually her son, and begins an investigation culminating in the discovery that Ben was kidnapped in an ill-fated school reunion many years ago by a mentally unstable woman who is Beth's high school classmate. This woman raises Ben as his own son, until he committed suicide. Ben's reintegration effort back to the Cappadora family resulted in a painful outcome for everyone involved.

Finally, the family decided that the best thing for Ben was to return it to his adoptive father, and Beth returned it to his home. One night, Vincent left home and Beth woke up for a phone call at 4 am to find out Vincent was in jail. Candy, Beth, and Pat talk about whether Vincent's actions are too much, and when Beth enters the visitors area, she talks to Candy whether Vincent hates her or not, and Candy assures her that she loves him. After talking to him during the visitors' hours, he revealed that a man's car had reached the limit and Vincent could die for what he was doing, leading to the conclusion that Vincent was driving drunk. They hold hands and reconcile their mother and son relationship. During his days in prison, Beth and Pat develop relationship problems and start sleeping in separate beds, after arguing over what Pat sees from their future, Vincent and Ben, and whether he loves her or not. Another visitor showed up a few days later and it was Sam, mostly known as Ben and he revealed that he remembered something from before his abduction, playing with Vincent and Vincent finding him, causing him to feel safe. After Pat redeemed Vincent, one night Vincent found Sam playing basketball outside. Vincent, who had brought the guilt of releasing Ben in the reunion, was forgiven by Ben who decided to return to live with his real family, but first played a basketball game with his brother with their parents secretly watching from the living room window.

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Cast

• Michelle Pfeiffer as Beth Cappadora
• Treat Williams as Pat Cappadora
• Whoopi Goldberg as Det. Candace "Candy" Bliss
• Jonathan Jackson as Vincent Cappadora - Age 16
  • Cory Buck as Vincent Cappadora - Age 7 years
• Ryan Merriman as Benjamin Cappadora/Sam Karras - Age 12
  • Michael McElroy as Benjamin Cappadora - Age 3
• Alexa Vega as Kerry Cappadora - Aged 9
• Michael McGrady as Jimmy Daugherty
• Brenda Strong as Ellen
• Tony Musante as Grandfather Angelo Cappadora
• Rose Gregorio as Rosie Cappadora's Grandmother
• John Kapelos as George Karras
• Lucinda Jenney as Laurie
• John Roselius as Head of Bastokovich

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Production

According to the behind-the-scenes book featured on DVD releases, the film began production on October 27, 1997 and was largely shot in Los Angeles. Oprah Winfrey is considered for the role of Det. Candace "Candy" Malcolm before Whoopi Goldberg is thrown. Incidentally, the novel in which the film is based is the first book selected by Winfrey to be discussed at the Oprah's Book Club in 1996.

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Alternate termination and retrieval

Different endings were filmed badly tested with an audience that felt too dim. Although the original ending of this book, not to mention the ending favored by Michelle Pfeiffer, the studio opted for a more conventional happy ending. Extensive rewriting and re-shooting caused the film to be delayed from its planned 1998 release until spring 1999.

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Reception

The Deep Sea Edge holds a 44% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and a score of 45 on Metacritic, showing a diverse review.

In New York Times, Janet Maslin praised the director and lead actress but criticized the music: "With the exciting and passionate appearance of Michelle Pfeiffer as a story-telling heroine, the film moves beyond the detective Aspects from its material to concentrate on the kind of shock wave that hit a family after an event like this... Grosbard generously avoided melodrama. And he paced around the film so simply and surely that the initial scene was like a series of picture postcards, each depicting a new phase of family trials. Only when the film sought a neat settlement for a series of tangled problems, this control seemed to be overwhelmed by the complexity of the situation. But the only real fake record is music, out of a score. by Elmer Bernstein who became familiar and stale when the movie did not. "

In Variety, Emanuel Levy praised all aspects of the film: "Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams gave such magnetic performances so they improved the way the film was above the sensibility and middlebrow tendency for a neat resolution... In the first reel, Pfeiffer was brilliant as an anxious mother consumed by finding her lost son Dominating scene after scene, she expressed her sadness and guilt in an all-out show with her best ratings... Coming from the theater, Grosbard always persuaded strong performances from the players which is self-selected, but the Deep End technical glow puts this show on top of its oeuvre, a clean Stephen Goldblatt imaging, an evocative score of Elmer Bernstein, the cunning design of Dan Davis's authentic Susie DeSanto costume and, in particular, John Bloom's fluid editing serves as a model for efficient storytelling, representing mainstream cinema as well as possible. "

In the San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann praised Pfeiffer and Jackson but ultimately did not impress: "Pfeiffer, who became the mother role in her last two films, One Fine Day and A thousand hectares, bringing heart and soul to this domestic melodrama, but that is not enough. The Deep Edge has nothing but the most noble intentions, and Grosbard's directions are meticulous, calm and tasteful , but the movie is so intentional, so touched that you feel as though you are watching it through the glass... In a difficult role he does not do, Ryan Merriman plays Sam, the year-old whose loyalty is split between two homes. damaged, Jonathan Jackson brings confidence, maturity and possession that he seems to belong to in other films And Whoopi Goldberg - all-purpose, you-have-a -part-I'll-play-it Whoopi - appears as a helpful detective named Candy Bliss. "

In Rolling Stone, Peter Travers has the same view: Far-Sea Edge of Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling novel about parents who find their nine-year-old son afterwards. abduction, benefited from the good looks by Michelle Pfeiffer as the boy's mother. Williams's nurse excelled as her husband, as did Whoopi Goldberg, a detective who helped parents in their quest. Ulu Grosbard's director Georgia >) and screenwriter Stephen Schiff ( Lolita ) commendablely tried to avoid the usual kidnapping cliche for family dynamics, but the film eventually succumbed to the movie-bla case. "

In Entertainment Weekly , Michael Sauter also found the ultimate mainstream performance of the film as a whole: "The first half of the drama, with Pfeiffer and Williams as parents whose 3-year-old son disappeared, heartbreaking... Much less effective, however, is the rest of the story, set nine years later, when the boy reappears... But if the movie is less satisfying as a big screen show, it's still worth hiring for Pfeiffer, who bravely describes the complexity of sorrow and guilt. "

Two very negative reviews came from Roger Ebert at the Chicago Chicago Times and Desson Howe in the Washington Post. Ebert writes that "Ulu Grosbard's is a very boring film that overcomes emotional problems like a wrestler on the cafeteria line, puts little of everything on his plate.This gives a big role to Michelle Pfeiffer and Treat Williams, but did not give them the support of the scenarios they needed, the result was awkwardness when the characters expressed the emotions that were not shared by the audience. "Howe describes the" moment in the End of the Sea that will break your heart. - based on the novel Jacquelyn Mitchard - is about losing a child.This is basically emotional blackmail, for anyone with a family.A two hundred monkeys fighting with a word processor can make you cry over such material.But producer/star Michelle Pfeiffer, director Ulu Grosbard and playwright Stephen Schiff still mess things up Jonathan Jackson and Ryan Merriman, this movie is a floating longboat that should be lit and pushed into the sea, Viking style. "

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Soundtrack

Elmer Bernstein's original score to Deeply Oceans was released in 1999 by Milan Records. Unfortunately, the album contains only gestures from certain scenes, while the rest of the score remains unreleased or incomplete, such as Sam's conversation with Beth at the grave or Beth's conversation with Vincent in prison among others.

Daftar trek

1. Judul Utama - 5:10
2. Saudara - 2:33
3. Sam Hilang - 3:59
4. Beranda Lagi - 4:13
5. Photos - 2:24
6. Cecil - 2:25
7. Member Kembali - 3:05
8. Reuni - 3:06
9. End Credits - 3:08
Penghargaan dan nominasi

Ryan Merriman won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in Feature Films - Supporting Young Actor.



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References




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External links

• Deep Sea Edge on IMDb
• Deep Water Edge at AllMovie
• Deep Sea Edge at Rotten Tomatoes
• Deep Sea Edge in Metacritic

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