Review of The Water Man (2020) by Benjamin Lee for The Guardian — 07 May 2021
Premiering as one of the more proudly mainstream offerings at this year’s Toronto film festival, David Oyelowo’s sweet-natured family adventure The Water Man gives us our first look at a commercial conductor in training, aiming to excite and thrill with adventure while making an unashamed appeal to our emotions shortly after, a Spielbergian combination that many have tried and failed to perfect.
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This review of The Water Man (2020) was written by Benjamin Lee and published by The Guardian on 07 May 2021.
The Water Man has generally received mixed reviews.
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