Lady In The Water Details

WASTE OF TIME

No plot, no decent actors, no nothing, what a waste of a sunday afternoon. I wish we had thrown this dvd in the water....

[Highly rated reviewer]

Unique fantasy movie

Lady In The Water was not at all what I expected, I had not read the previews only seen a brief trailer and after my initial fears that this movie might just be too slow to really enjoy I ended the movie quite satisfied. Its hard to describe exactly what type of film this is, my wife and I debated this for a while and it is perhaps easier to describe what genre this film is not, it is not your traditional quick paced sci-fi fantasy, it is certainly not a horror and as far as a thriller goes it is a slower moving thought provoking fantasy thriller as apposed to action style thriller. The story surrounds a caretaker of a block of apartments that surround a swimming pool from which a mysterious visitor emerges. The story is a cluedo style thriller as the caretaker played well enough by Paul Giamatti unravels the mysterious guests’ message and attempts to return her safely to the Blue world. The story is deliberately unlikely; it is very much a style of unique fantasy movie, many may find a little slow moving, especially in the fist hour however the story builds nicely and just when I thought I had sussed the movie and label the later stages predictable the perceived obvious answers were disproved making for a highly entertaining ending. I like this film and so long as you are not expecting high paced action or slasher horror I think most will also enjoy, my wife loved this movie and almost gave a 5 star rating but I can not see past 4. Worth a watch, 7/10 and 4 Stars.