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Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 4012050137380
Format: PAL
Region Code: 2
Running Time: 106 minutes
Theatrical Release Date: March 12, 1999
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer) is at her high school reunion when her 3-year-old son disappears from his brother's care. The little boy never turns up, and the family has to deal with the devastating guilt and grief that goes along with it. Nine years later, the family has relocated to Chicago. By a sheer fluke, the kid turns up, living no more than two blocks away. The authorities swoop down and return the kid to his biological parents, but things are far from being that simple. The boy grew up around what he has called his father, while his new family are strangers to him; the older son, now a teenager, has brushes with the law and behavioral problems. His adjustment to his lost brother is complicated by normal teenage churlishness, and the dad (Treat Williams) seems to expect everything to fall into place as though the family had been intact all along. It's a tightrope routine for actors in a story like this, being careful not to chew the scenery while at the same time not being too flaccid or understated. For the most part, the members of the cast deal well with the emotional complexity of their roles. Though the story stretches credulity, weirder things do happen in the real world. The family's pain for the first half of the film is certainly credible, though the second half almost seems like a different movie. Whoopi Goldberg plays the detective assigned to the case; casting her is a bit of a stretch, but she makes it work. All in all, a decent three-hanky movie in the vein of Ordinary People. --Jerry Renshaw
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - The Deep End of Movies
a mostly bad story with plenty of frustration. First off. what mother would ever think of taking three kids to a class reunion, especialy a baby? After "Ben" disappears and the remaining family structure falls apart the lead charecter turns to "super cop" Whoopi for counciling, ya right.
don't bother with this one.
Rating:  - Great Movie~
While I believe the book is better [usually is] this movie was wonderful and tugged at your heart as well. The characters in this movie did the book justice!
They lived every adults nightmare with a bizarre twist that seemed so real.
Merna
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Rating:  - A decent adaptation of an okay book
"The Deep End of the Ocean" is based on Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling novel. It's the story of a busy mother, Beth Cappadora (Michelle Pfeiffer), whose son Ben is kidnapped at the age of three. Nine years later, Ben is found and is reunited with his family, but he doesn't have much interest in getting to know them and is resentful about being yanked out of his old life.
I enjoyed this movie. It's pretty true to the novel, and the few things that were changed for the film aren't all ... Read More
Rating: - The book is much better..............
Pfeiffer plays a mother who is devastated when her son goes AWOL in a crowd. Nine years later he returns - but is he her real son? Unbelievable coincidences apart, Deep End of the Ocean tries too hard to be faithful to Jacquelyn Mitchard's best-selling source material and winds up falling between more stools than a wino at a Scatologists convention. Pfeiffer, as always, glows.
Rating: - So Much For My "Pfeiffer Festival"
One of the fringe benefits of a major format change is the inevitable markdowns of old stock of the old format. I've been taking advantage of the VHS sales in local video stores for quite a while now. Many of them are dirt cheap, and if you still have a functional VCR and don't demand all the "extras" of the DVD format, you can find all kinds of bargains.
And all kinds of dross too, unfortunately. I purchased this movie recently, along with several other films starring Michelle Pfeiffer ... Read More
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