Fear of Water (2014) Reviews

• A nice film

  kevan-kirk2016-04-01

  Fear of water is a genuine story of two girls with different social class, who become friends. Yes you see the struggles of both lives but I do not know how this movie can be classed as a lesbian film.. I for one adore lily loveless and to hear she was playing gay on screen again was exciting. Well hold on before we get to excited , not once did she say so and the one kiss given to her by Eleanor she brushed off . I mean come on ... Why?? If this film was truly about a friendship blossoming and coming of age then sorry but you would want to see that relationship take the next step.. I personally don't see it. All I see is two girls from different background become friends nothing more.. Their could have been so many points to develop that relationship and as a viewer you were waiting constantly for a climax that never came !! So now I feel as though the movie isn't complete and left too many unanswered questions .. A shame as I personally was looking forward to the movies story and yes there story is good it still only remains a story about friendship ..

• An excellent movie about adolescent love

  Red-1252014-10-24

  Fear of Water (2014) was directed by Kate Lane. The basic premise isn't new--girl from the wrong side of the tracks meets girl from the right side of the tracks. However, the premise is carried out very well, and the acting is excellent. Both Alexia (the rich girl, played by Lily Loveless) and Eleanor (the poor girl, played by Chloe Partridge) appear to be capable and caring. Each girl has her own problems--Alexia's mother is gone, and her grandmother dies on the day after she returns from school for summer vacation. Eleanor has an out-of-work disabled father and the mother from hell. Eleanor is dealing pot, and apparently harder drugs as well. Still, their friendship appears genuine, and you can't help wanting that relationship, and their lives, to succeed. I found the ending of movie to be somewhat contrived. Also, you can tell that Kate Lane is a new director--she hasn't learned how to give us a sense of location. We move from the mean streets to the mansion, to the council flats to a beautiful idyllic lake to an abandoned--but immaculate--playground almost by magic. We viewers need some sense of how we got from A to B and back. She's a good director, and I'm sure she'll learn how to manage this. This film will probably work a little better on a large screen, but it will be OK on DVD. We saw it at the Little Theatre as part of the laudable Rochester ImageOut LGBT Film Festival.

• A down-to-earth depiction of adolescence

  Isvind892016-01-06

  I had the pleasure of watching this film last night. It was a nice down-to-earth depiction of adolescence, awakening and responsibilities. However, it left me wanting more. The story was nice and real but at the same time baiting and not going where all the indicators pointed. The ending also felt anti-climactic. No real purpose to tie the knot of the film and its story. Even though I can find plot holes and such I still enjoyed it. Great acting from Lily Loveless and the rest of the cast.The visual pictures where slow and establishing mixed with fast montages giving the film a nice tempo with mixed effect.

• Cute Film

  melis5412018-12-15

  The movie itself takes a while for it to get going but once it does it's pretty good. However when it does it going it leaves a ton of unanswered questions. After the kiss they really don't show much of anything but a strong friendship. As a viewer you wait and wait for the friendship to actually progress since you know for a fact Alexia is a lesbian. Then there is the overnight boat scene which leave us wondering what happened and there is no indication at all anything did happen. In the end something amazing happens showing the strong friendship of the girls which is nice and I'd say overall it's a nice movie to watch when there is nothing else to watch. The music in the film I really liked but can't seem to find it anywhere online. I love the song while they are at the playground. Anyone know this song?

• Mislabeled as an LGBT film. And not good.

  earthboli2018-07-01

  How this film is labeled as 'LGBT' and a romance is beyond me. It's only about friendship and in the coming-of-age genre. The premise: girl from privileged upbringing and girl from wrong side of the tracks become friends and deal with life over a particular summer in the U.K. That's it. The issues: 1. The movie is slow, unbearably so. Montages of activity are fine, but not after the thousandth time set to an overly-sappy soundtrack. 2. The soundtrack is loud and almost constant, and as mentioned before, overly sappy and just inappropriate for the film as a whole. 3. There are supposed to be touching scenes, but you never really develop much interest in the characters because the pacing is just way to slow. There just isn't any energy in this film, and the development isn't great, so when characters become tearful, it's hard to feel anything as a viewer but boredom and desire for the plot to move along. I've watched many foreign and/or European films that are understated and well-crafted, but this one misses the mark completely. I spent most of the film wishing it would end or something interesting would gappen. It didn't. In fact, in moments when you think a romance will develop, it doesn't. Not worth the 100 minutes of your time, honestly.