Lady in the Water (2006)

Release date: 2006-07-21
Country: USA
Language: English
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Production Co: Warner Bros., Blinding Edge Pictures, Legendary Entertainment
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Rating: 5.5/10
Length: 1h 50min

Storyline

Cleveland Heep, a stuttering apartment superintendent, encounters a girl named Story swimming in the complex's pool. He soon learns that she comes from the Blue World, and has a message for mankind. Will he be able to help her complete her mission?

Plot Keywords

lawn sprinkler, butterfly, healing, philadelphia pennsylvania, pool party, swimming underwater, stuttering, author, grass, eagle, bedtime story, animal attack, fantasy becomes reality, apartment building, psychotronic film, weightlifting, laundry room, crossword puzzle, journal, glowing eyes

Short Review

Still, the multicultural cast is fun, the images have a painterly beauty and there are some beguiling comic touches before the story sinks into a swamp of solemn metaphysical glop.