The director, Hideo Nakata, tactfully combines themes of horror with parental love, before ending on a heartfelt note.Ī mother and her 6-year-old daughter move into a new flat, and they soon encounter mysterious apparitions, as well as an apartment that floods for no reason. Fans of the 1998 hit film Ring should include Stare on their to-watch list.īeneath the terrors of supernatural sightings and the persistent haunting of a spirit, Dark Water is a movie about a mother’s love. The film shares a similar plot with Ring, albeit with more gimmicks. Exploding eyeballs, urban legends, and mysterious deaths make for a holy trinity in Stare.
