Lady in the Water (Widescreen Edition)
by M. Night Shyamalan
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Actor: Bob Balaban, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Giamatti, Sarita ChoudhuryDirector: M. Night Shyamalan
Brand: Warner Brothers
Producer: M. Night Shyamalan
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Cinematographer: Christopher Doyle
Editor: Barbara Tulliver
Producer: John Rusk
Producer: Jose L. Rodriguez
Producer: Sam Mercer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-12-19
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Movie Reviews of Lady in the Water (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: Keep Tooting Your Horn
Summary: 5 Stars
I was pleasantly surprised with this film. With a title such as "Lady in The Water", I really didn't think that much thought could have been put into the making of the film, but after watching it anyway, I'm glad I got past that. To me, it was like naming something "The Toe on My Foot" Even in the film, M. Knight refers to a book titled Cookbook and remarks that he knows it's a bad title. As for all the egotistical comments about M. Knight, I'm finding it humorous. Why have so many people spent so much time critiquing someone's belief in themselves, especially when they haven't made it clear as to why they cast themselves for the role anyway? So what if he thinks that highly of himself. Does this mean, all the greats past, present and future shouldn't be confident in their works?
I've watched this film 4 times and each time I watch it, I get more out of it. I love the symbolism that goes on throughout the film. I even enjoyed the little detail of this angel-like being named "Story". What is true of this film, is that each of us out there has purpose, and we do not always know or understand what that purpose is. There's a deeper story told in this film, and it seems that so many acclaimed critics have blown over those points because they felt M. Knight was tooting his own horn.
Summary of Lady in the Water (Widescreen Edition)
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Giamatti) rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.Or, if you prefer, I See Wet People. M. Night Shyamalan's attempt at a newfangled mythology--about a depressed apartment superintendent (Paul Giamatti) who discovers a sea-nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard) who may hold the key to humanity's hopeful future--is intriguing enough to capture the imaginations of children and adults who haven't lost sight of their innocent sense of wonder. Cynics, on the other hand, will likely scoff at Shyamalan's awkward fantasy, which includes one victim--a film critic--widely interpreted as Shyamalan's revenge against reviewers who panned The Village. Shyamalan originally improvised this melancholy fantasy as a bedtime story for his children; unfortunately, it still feels mostly half-baked and ultimately ineffective due to a number of plot holes and inconsistencies that a writer as talented as Shyamalan should've been able to avoid. For those wishing to learn more about the film's troubled history, and Shyamalan's petulant split from Disney studios, The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale is an interesting read. --Jeff Shannon
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