The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Deep Blue Sea
Drama · Romance · 2011
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
Movie details
The Deep Blue Sea
“Beware of passion...”
2011 Drama · Romance 1h 38m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
5.9 / 10
Community rating
The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Deep Blue Sea?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Terence Davies
Written by
Terence Davies
Rachel Weisz
Hester Collyer
Tom Hiddleston
Freddie Page
Simon Russell Beale
Sir William Collyer
Harry Hadden-Paton
Jackie Jackson
Jolyon Coy
Philip Welch
Karl Johnson
Mr. Miller
Ann Mitchell
Mrs. Elton
Court is in session
Put The Deep Blue Sea on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.