Surprisingly good film despite some of the reviews it got.  Michelle Pfeiffer plays distraught mother Bethy Cappadora whose three year old son Ben goes missing during her High School reunion.  If you are looking for an exciting film with lots of action then don't watch this.  "The Deep End of the Ocean" is an intelligent film about a family coming to terms with the loss of their child and then his miraculous recovery nine years later.  Pfeiffer is excellent in her role as mother and photographer who must come to terms with her guilt of turning her back for just a moment and loosing sight of her small son.  Treat Williams gives a credible performance as her bewildered husband and Jonathan Jackson who plays Vincent, the Cappadora's oldest son at 16, is quietly believeable as a boy with a troubled conscience.  Add to this the talents of Whoopi Goldberg as a gay black Police Woman assigned to the case and you have a solid film that is both compelling and watchable.  I enjoyed "Deep End of the Ocean" because of its intelligence and the compassionate way it treated a very sensitive subject.  Not a tear jerker per se but it will give you a lump in your throat at times.  Well worth watching if you want something that won't fighten you to death or leave you with heart palpitations.