Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas' erotic thriller Deep Water divides critics

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Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas new erotic thriller Deep Water has left critics sparring ahead of its debut on Hulu on March 18.The film, which is directed by the the English thriller specialist Adrian Lyne, received praise for Affleck and de Armas' performances, which were partly filmed while the two were dating.However, several critics found the plotting to be uncharacteristically shallow compared to the filmmaker's biggest success, and some criticized it for missing the subtleties of the original novel, written by The Talent Mr.

Ripley scribe Patricia Highsmith. Mixed bag: Ben Affleck and his ex Ana de Armas were singled out for praise by several critics for their lead roles in the erotic thriller Deep Water, but just as many were left cold by the thriller, which is out March 18 on Hulu and abroad on AmazonAffleck stars in Deep Water as the tech businessman Vic Van Allen, who is often seen scowling at the antics of his wife Melinda (de Armas) as she carries on a series of affairs with younger men.Vic gets wrapped up in her romantic escapades when one of her suitors mysteriously vanishes.

He complicates matters further when he claims to the next man she shacks up with that he killed the missing lover, though the film makes it ambiguous as to whether he's confessing to a crime or merely trying to scare away future lovers.In a positive review for The Independent, Clarisse Loughrey gave the film four out of five stars and noted how Affleck and de Armas' former relationship survives under the surface of the film as 'coiled-up tension.' Tense relationship: Affleck stars in Deep Water as the tech businessman Vic Van Allen, who is often seen scowling at the antics of his wife Melinda (de Armas) as she carries on a series of.