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As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

DARK WATERS (1993) **1/2 Louise Salter, Venera Simmons, Mariya Kapnist, Lubov Snegur, Alvina Skarga, Pavel Sokolov, Anna Rose Phipps. Atmospherically rich but at times inert and pedestrian occult thriller from Italian filmmaker Mariano Baino (who co-scripted the Argentoian tale with Andy Bark) about a beautiful young woman (ethereal Salter) whose pilgrimage to an isolated island to reunite with her friend in a coven(try) of nefarious nuns unwittingly unlocks a personal mystery of biblical proportions. Kudos to fantastic production design with eerie élan by Ivan Pulenko but the amateurish acting by the supporting cast takes away from Salter's fine turn as a bewitched beauty downward spiraling into madness.

A horror fan who claims to love Argento and Fulci shouldn't have anything but love for this film... it draws on the same creative Muses while somehow managing to have a coherent plot. The director is a fan of Lovecraft and the story does have elements of 'The Dunwich Horror'... but it's not overtly Lovecraftian and the monster seems more traditionally demonic than any of Lovecraft's undead alien gods. The best thing about it are the very un-Hollywood faces of the local Ukrainians used as character actors... and the odd accents generated by their phonetic readings of the script... giving the setting an otherworldly atmosphere. I'd like to see more of this director's work because he definitely has some interesting ideas in his approach to movie making.

"Dark Waters" is what I'd call an "interesting" film. Mariano Baino has clearly been influenced by his fellow horror directors - there are moments in the movie that could have been pulled from an Argento, Fulci or Soavi film. However, Baino's tale is not bad at all, it just lacks originality. From the opening, with its "Evil Dead"-style panning camera shots, I knew this wouldn't be terribly inventive. However, it showed promise from the outset and it didn't disappoint.The movie is full of atmosphere and light in plot. The beautiful Louise Salter travels to a distant island in search of answers to questions that have troubled her for some time. This leads to encounters with creepy killer nuns and a mysterious creature. There are some genuine surprises in this film and there are enough moments of suspense to keep the viewer hooked 'til the final credits roll.The film is darkly lit, full of menace and a joy to watch. A strong 7 out of 10.

Dark Waters is a tale of a woman named Elizabeth who goes to an island monastery to find out why her recently deceased father has been supporting them for years with his finances. There she meets some rather odd acting nuns and an apparent friend in a young nun named Sarah. Things go from weird to bizarre as Elizabeth begins to find things out about her deceased father and mother,her past and a satanic being that they have pledged their loyalty to. All this leads to a "The Sentinel" style ending that ends the film on a sober yet fitting note.Dark Waters is a film that can be described in one word "slow". Now I love Italian Horror and yes they for the most part are slow but this Russian filmed opus is one for the books. Grant it the story is intriguing and can hold your interest at times but with only a couple of cool visuals here and there and a rather action-less story you are left with a story that has a lot of nothing going on at times and a film that with better pacing or a possible rewrite here and there could have faired better.We do get a monster/demon God thrown in at the ending and an OK gore scene at the end but when you weigh all the factors in this one is just to slow moving and to slowly paced to be recommended to the average horror fan. Those into occult films or Lovecraft may find something here that works for them but overall this turns out to be a sub par film that could have had a lot going for it if only they would have filled in some more chicken to this meatless sandwich.4/10: Below Average, the story though interesting moves way to slow for its own good and by the time your into the 2nd act your movie partner may be nudging you ever-so-often to make sure you stay awake. Again not a horrible movie but horrible pacing make this a letdown.