The Drownsman (2014)
After almost drowning in a lake a girl gets a complete fear of water and becomes convinced a supernatural entity is going to drown her. Aquaphobia in the extreme as she can't even drink a glass of water and has to take it via an IV.
The Drownsman is one of those films that sounded good due to great poster artwork and back cover synopsis - a serial killer using the medium of water - but what plays out on screen is a distinctly tepid affair.
The Drownsman lacks any sort of tension or horror. There's no gore whatsoever and the set pieces become risible rather than thrilling. It's okay the killer coming out of the bathwater and brutally drowning someone, but when it's a splash of water on the front room table and a girl is pulled inside said splash then it becomes more comical than anything.
By the end i was bored stiff and wouldn't recommend this to anyone.
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