An exceptional, unlikely coming-of-age film from Jerzy Skolimowski. John Moulder-Brown gets a job at a public bath house and is soon smitten with co-worker Jane Asher. Asher, who's seeing two other men, could care less. It's by no means straightforward. Instead DEEP END is gritty, funny, and ultimately tragic. That should be no surprise coming from the idiosyncratic Skolimowski. His films are always a mix of genres. Moulder-Brown is terrific as a the awkward adolescent and Asher has what is probably her best (certainly most substantial) film role. They have great chemistry together. There's also an oddball supporting cast including Erica Beer as the bath's bitchy cashier and one-time sexpot Diana Dors as one of Moulder-Brown's kinkier clients. Karl Michael Vogler gives a fine performance as one of Asher's callous lovers. The music is by Cat Stevens though its sparsely used.
Review of Deep End
