Just Add Water (2006)
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32% of users liked it
(1,893 ratings)
Dylan Walsh, Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, and Justin Long star in prolific actor-turned-writer/director Hart Bochner's quirky romantic comedy about the efforts of a simple blue collar worker to reconnect with his childhood love and finally clean up his crime infested California neighborhood. Ray… More Dylan Walsh, Danny DeVito, Jonah Hill, and Justin Long star in prolific actor-turned-writer/director Hart Bochner's quirky romantic comedy about the efforts of a simple blue collar worker to reconnect with his childhood love and finally clean up his crime infested California neighborhood. Ray Tuckby is a kind-hearted husband and father whose wife suffers from agoraphobia, and whose teenage son simply doesn't fit in socially. As if dealing with his stressful family issues isn't enough for Ray, his community has recently fallen prey to some intimidating drug dealers and a powerful real estate kingpin. Somewhere in the middle of dealing with all of life's little anxieties, however, the put upon Ray learns to reconnect with the power of his youthful dreams. Later, an unexpected encounter with an outside encourages Ray to take on the criminals that are making his life a living hell, and finally summon the courage to connect with pretty checkout girl Nora. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Hart Bochner
- Written By
- Hart Bochner
- Genres
- Drama, Romance, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Mar 2, 2007 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 17, 2008
- Studio
- Bleeding Hart Films
Critic Reviews
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John Anderson, Variety
Whimsy and the macabre are the operating systems in Just Add Water, and they're not always complementary.
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Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Walsh nearly redeems the whole thing: His eyes flicker with an intelligence that isn't in the script, and he graces his character with layers of inner life in a film that coasts on surfaces.
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Cast
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Dylan Walsh
as Ray Tuckby
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Tracy Middendorf
as Nora
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Danny DeVito
as Merl
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Justin Long
as Spoonie
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Jonah Hill
as Eddie
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Anika Noni Rose
as R'Ch'lle
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Brad Hunt
as Denny
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Will Rothhaar
as Dirk
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Michael Hitchcock
as Mark
