Water

Call me a heartless fathead, but despite the noble intent of Deepa Mehta's Water, her last film in the self-designed elemental trilogy, despite the obvious plight of widows shown and very clearly despite all the universal acclaim the film is getting, it just didn't overwhelm me the way it should have. The film has some very strong points and some things that work beautifully, but as noble as the intent may be, as a film it takes as many missteps as it makes right decisions.

This is Mehta's tour de force, and she whips up a very tight film, true, but the end product is what I wou....