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Rating: 5.6/10 by 1384 users

Lady in the Water (2006)

Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep 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.

Directing:
  • M. Night Shyamalan
  • Mary Cybulski
  • John Rusk
  • Brick Mason
  • Basti Van Der Woude
  • Keri Bruno
  • Keith Potter
Writing:
  • M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:
Release Date: Thu, Jul 20, 2006

Rating: 5.6/10 by 1384 users

Alternative Title:
En Godnattsaga Av M. Night Shyamalan - SE
Senhora da Água - PT
La joven del agua - ES

Country:
United States of America
Language:
普通话
English
Español
Runtime: 01 hour 50 minutes
Budget: $70,000,000
Revenue: $72,785,169

Plot Keyword: fortune teller, religion and supernatural, hell, mythical creature, swimming pool, nixe, super power, aftercreditsstinger, sign languages, optimistic

Paul Giamatti
Cleveland Heep
Bob Balaban
Harry Farber
Cindy Cheung
Young-Soon Choi
Bill Irwin
Mr. Leeds
Joseph D. Reitman
Long Haired Smoker
Jared Harris
Goatee Smoker
Grant Monohon
Emaciated Smoker
John Boyd
One-Eyebrow Smoker
Ethan Cohn
Glasses Smoker
Tovah Feldshuh
Mrs. Bubchik
Maricruz Hernandez
Perez de la Torre Sister #1
Carla Jimenez
Perez de la Torre Sister #2
Natasha Perez
Perez de la Torre Sister #3
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Perez de la Torre Sister #4
Marilyn Torres
Perez de la Torre Sister #5
George Bass
Mr. Perez de la Torre
Nell Johnson
Phone Message (voice)
Walter Lafty
Silvertide Band Member
Mark Melchiorre Jr.
Silvertide Band Member
Kevin Frank
Silvertide Band Member
Brian Weaver
Silvertide Band Member
Nick Perri
Silvertide Band Member
Jeremy Howard
Tartutic #1
Brian Steele
Tartutic #2
Kurt Carley
Tartutic #3
Doug Jones
Tartutic #4
David Ogden Stiers
Narrator (uncredited)

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_**Moving magical tale at an apartment complex in Philadelphia**_ A superintendent at an apartment building in a suburb of Philadelphia (Paul Giamatti) discovers an innocent redhead in the pool (Bryce Dallas Howard) who needs the assistance of several tenants to escape the creatures that threaten her and her mission. "Lady in the Water" (2006) is a drama/fantasy based on a bedtime story that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan told his kids. Like most Shyamalan pictures there’s a moving reverent ambiance amidst the amusing and sometimes horrific dramatics. It’s very original, coming across as a Shyamalan flick mixed with elements of fantasy movies, like “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). Think about it, “The Wizard of Oz” meshed a family drama with a dreamlike fantasy involving wonder, humor and slight horror along with a profound message, and so does this film (which isn’t to say it’s as effective as “Wizard”). The set of the apartment complex and the cinematography thereof combined with James Newton Howard’s score are all superb. Plus there are some amusing moments, like with the dour film critic (Bob Balaban). Similar to “Signs” (2002), there’s a good theme about coming to grips with tragedy and moving on with a newfound sense of purpose. Moreover, Bryce is very appealing as the naïve fantasy creature and the movie leaves you with a warm feeling. On the negative side, the somewhat convoluted fable will be less than compelling for certain viewers and some critics understandably complained that it was a mistake for Shyamalan to cast himself as the writer whose words are the seeds to changing the world, although it didn’t bother me; I think he’s perfect for the role. Still, M. Night casting himself as the savior of the freakin’ planet is a tad pretentious. The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Philadelphia. GRADE: B-


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