Head Above Water Movie Review 1996

Remake of same-titled 1993 Norwegian black comedy is now set on an island off the Maine coast where marrieds Nathalie (Diaz) and George (Keitel) are vacationing at her family's cottage. George goes off on an overnight fishing trip, but Nathalie isn't alone for long--former boyfriend Kent (Zane) shows up, the duo get drunk catching up on old times, and Nathalie wakes up the next morning with Kent's corpse. The unstable Nathalie hides the body, which is quickly found by George, who discards the corpse in a more permanent manner involving cement. Then Natalie suddenly decides George must have murdered Kent and is now after her. Plot doesn't hang together well and Keitel is frequently too low-key but Diaz is watchable.

Distribution

Warner Home Video, Inc., 5775 Linder Canyon Rd., Westlake Village, CA 91362, URL: http://whv.warnerbros.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Black Comedy, Vacations, Island Fare, Stolen from Europe, Marriage, Hide the Dead Guy

Screenplay

Theresa Marie

Cast

Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane

Cinematography

Richard Bowen

Director

Jim Wilson

Music

Christopher Young

Producer

Jim Wilson, John M. Jacobsen, Guy East, Tristan Whalley, TIG Productions, Majestic Films International, Fine Line Features