Head Above Water

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Head Above Water ★★ 1996 (PG-13)

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. 92m/C VHS, DVD . Cameron Diaz, Harvey Keitel, Craig Sheffer, Billy Zane; D: Jim Wilson; W: Theresa Marie; C: Richard Bowen; M: Christopher Young.

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