Water

1985

Adventure / Comedy / Drama

4
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 70%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.0/10 10 2806 2.8K

politics rebel colony british empire satire caribbean sea

Plot summary

The British governor of a tiny island nation in the Caribbean Commonwealth finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when an American drilling company finds a huge source of natural mineral water there.

Director

Dick Clement Photo
Dick Clement

Top cast

Michael Caine Photo
Michael Caine as Baxter
Alfred Molina Photo
Alfred Molina as Pierre
Felicity Dean Photo
Felicity Dean as Sarah
Harry Ditson Photo
Harry Ditson as Spenco Executive
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897.23 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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24 fps
1 hr 37 min
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1.62 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
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24 fps
1 hr 37 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by richardchatten 7 / 10

Island in Ferment

With a cast like that the only film made by George Harrison's company Handmade Films in which he actually appeared should have been a whole lot funnier. But this semi-remake of 'Carleton-Brown of the F. O.' is moderately diverting, handsomely shot on location in St. Lucia by veteran cameraman Douglas Slocombe and mildly satirical; at it's most dangerous with Maureen Lipman's completely deranged Maggie Thatcher, easily the sharpest way she's ever been portrayed, dismissing Gandhi as an "anorexic loony in a loin cloth".It's worth your time for one final look at the late Leonard Rossiter; while in addition to Lipman's toxic Mrs T. A strong female contingent includes Valerie Perrine, Ruby Wax and Brenda Vaccaro as Michael Caine's tippling First Lady who people are inclined to mistake for a hooker and according to Caine still pines for "the bright lights of Guatemala City".
Reviewed by STMyles 7 / 10

Satire of the Caribbean, But Some Truth To It

As Michael Caine competes for another Best Actor Oscar, Water has been included by some commentators in the list of the "bombs" he has taken on "to pay the bills." Ill-advised choices such as The Swarm and Jaws III certainly belong on the list, but I have always considered Water to have brought out Caine's comic ability rather well. The satire is sometimes heavy-handed (especially the Texas oil man caricature by Fred Gwynn) but I find that there is some pretty close to target satire of life, culture, and politics on the many tiny isles of the Eastern Caribbean. I lived on a couple of them myself, and I'm always finding some familiar old friends among Water's characters.
Reviewed by PapaT_86 6 / 10

Flawed but worthwhile

Michael Caine is a notoriously prolific actor, the downside of that being that for all his acclaim he has a reputation for being in as many bad films as good. One that many critics are quick to cite as one of the worst is "Water". That's not entirely fair, for while it is certainly not one of the high points of Caine's career or a resounding success it has an odd sort of charm which makes it somewhat endearing. The concept alone is a large part of the film's appeal; rarely have we seen a big screen satire with the bravado to take on colonialism. The script is by legendary Britcom writers Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and while it is not up to the standard of the best of their television work, it contains many amusing moments. The main problem with the film is that it has no real momentum. The plot often moves at a sluggish pace, and some scenes feel like they add nothing to the film and could have easily been dropped. What ultimately saves the film is the performance of Leonard Rossiter, in his last film role before his untimely death. Whilst the character of Sir Malcolm Leveridge offers little challenge to Rigsby or Reginald Perrin, Rossiter still provides a great number of laughs and is the best reason to see the film.The film's soundtrack is also very enjoyable, in particular a great title track from Eddy Grant.
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