Lady in the Water

Pros: Excellent acting, storytelling and direction
Cons: May seem too unbelievable to some

I have enjoyed all of M. Night Shyamalan's films, some more than others. Although it wasn't it first film, "The Sixth Sense" was the movie that made him famous and impressed me. He went on to make "Signs", "Unbreakable" and "The Village" all of which I ...

Pros: Interesting, unique story. Paul Giamatti and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Cons: Too different for some viewers.

Director M. Night Shyamalan made a name for himself with his first movie, The Sixth Sense. I loved the movie and went on to watch his other new movies, liking a few of them more than others but still liking them all overall. Yes I even liked ...

Pros: We enjoyed this movie in and out of the theater.
Cons: Was not impressed with lead characters chemistry.

I originally watched M. Night Shyamalan's Lady In The Water last summer with my lovely wife at the local theater. After seeing the DVD on sale I decided to purchase it and add it to my DVD collection. I've always been impressed with M. Night ...

Pros: Paul Giamatti, inoffensive and socially conscious
Cons: rather convoluted plot, ho-hum ending

Ever since I saw The Sixth Sense, I have regarded M. Night Shyamalan as a very skilled director and have looked forward to whatever strange new movie he might come out with next. Lady in the Water is the fourth film to follow that surprise ...

Pros: Paul Giamatti; the story had moments of promise
Cons: but the pacing was sooooo slow, the promises died

Many of us have lulled our children to sleep with bedtime stories. Sometimes those stories have been passed down through the generations, sometimes they’re stories we make up on the spot. Almost always, they’re (mostly) fiction, or so we ...

Pros: Unique plot, surprisingly funny, good cast, likable characters
Cons: Could be scarier

The first thing I have to say is, wow, the previews got Lady in the Water all wrong. I totally love action films, fantasy, and psychological thrillers, but the previews actually made this film look less like those things and more like a very ...

Pros: Well acted, especially the every adorable Bryce Dallas Howard
Cons: Lacks energy; weak script; too far-fetched

I loved The Sixth Sense, M. Night Shyamalan’s 1999 break out hit. The movie was mysterious, engaging and seriously frightening. None of the Indian born writer director’s work since then has come close to capturing the magic of that film. And ...

Pros: good special fx, Paul Giamatti does a good performance, has some depth and original concept
Cons: dull, drawn-out, somewhat silly plot, M. Night's losing it I fear

I'll never forget "The Sixth Sense"...that film blew everyone away with it's originality, unique film-making style and twist ending. The film was deep and intelligent, like nothing we had ever seen. M. Night Shymalan was an overnight success and his ...

Pros: Great acting, beautifully filmed and paced.
Cons: Some of the twists get a little tiresome.

Before I start this review I’d like to share some of the descriptions of his movie that come from our esteemed film critics: Crust in the Los Angeles Times said LADY IN THE WATER: "Bears out the reservations expressed by the Disney executives who balked ...

Pros: Unique story, good acting, music, style
Cons: Not much

When people hear M. Night Shyamalan's name, they think scary.  They think dead people and bizarre twists.  So I think when people saw the trailer for Lady in the Water, they were confused.  When they saw it in the theatre, they ...

Pros: Great puzzling movie, original story idea
Cons: Some stiff acting

After going to see The Happening, I wanted to see more of M. Night Shyamalan's creations and well, the library had Lady in the Water which splashed into my tote bag. Lady in the Water starts out as a bedtime story... a tale of when man ...

Pros: Good cast, good acting, interesting idea
Cons: Doesn't reach story potential, gets too lost in being an actors movie than a movie

Lady in the Water is kind of different from M. Night Shyamalan. For instance, it's not a supernatural horror film, it doesn't have that one great plot twist and it doesn't have a religious theme like a lot of his other films had. What Lady in the Water ...

Pros: Nicely crafted story, appealing characters, great cast.
Cons: Special effects and sound editing.

M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water is a intriguing film to me on a number of levels. First, the film was at the center of a dispute between Shyamalan and his studio, Disney, a dispute that concluded with Shyamalan severing ties with ...

Pros: Original and well acted.
Cons: Hard to see at times because of the low light.

M. Night Shyamalan returns again with another dark twisted tale that makes us question some of our basic beliefs. Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti) is a simple and sad maintenance man with a painful secret. His confidence in the world has been shaken, ...

Pros: Acting, concept, special effects, and most of all, message.
Cons: Scrunt's abilities are inconsistent

"Lady in the Water" is, at first blush, about a character from a children's bedtime story (appropriately named Story and portrayed by Bryce Dallas Howard) who appears one night in the swimming pool of a Philadelphia apartment building called The Cove. ...