Review of Lady in the Water (2006) by Amy S — 19 Jun 2013

FIRST IMPRESSIONS.

Right before this movie started, I said to myself, "Let's get this over with." I knew it was going to be bad... but I didn't think *this* bad! This was damn near intolerable!

The plot is that Cleveland, an apartment complex handyman, finds a mysterious woman (named Story) in the pool, discovers that she's an entity from an old bedtime story, and has to use clues from the tale to help her get home.

First of all, the dialogue in this movie is *hideously* bad, especially from Story herself!

But it was Cleveland's asking around for information that constantly aggravated me. He's making himself sound insane, but no one ever questions him! And it's just ludicrous how the group of people he assembles just goes along with it, no questions asked! I swear, I was facepalming for more than half the movie!

Also, this movie is basically Shyamalan giving a big "fuck you" to critics. The character Shyamalan himself plays is a deeply inspirational writer. And there's a critic character who's described as arrogant and has no right to determine people's positions.

Overall, "awkward" is the best word to describe this movie. It's just really, really awkward.

My rating: 15%.