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Lady In The Water
2006
Kindly caretaker Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti, SIDEWAYS) discovers an elfin creature named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard, THE VILLAGE) living in the swimming pool of the apartment complex where he works. It soon becomes apparent to Cleveland that Story is not of this world, and that her mission to deliver a message to mankind is .. Read more
| Starring | Bryce Dallas Howard, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban |
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| Director | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
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Lady In The Water
Kindly caretaker Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti, SIDEWAYS) discovers an elfin creature named Story (Bryce Dallas Howard, THE VILLAGE) living in the swimming pool of the apartment complex where he works. It soon becomes apparent to Cleveland that Story is not of this world, and that her mission to deliver a message to mankind is fraught with danger. The stuttering caretaker tries valiantly to protect her so that she may have safe passage back to the Blue World from whence she came. Suspension of disbelief is mandatory in this beautifully realised modern day fable, directed by master of suspense M. Night Shyamalan, who puts his own unique spin on the conventions of the traditional fairy tale.
| Starring | Bryce Dallas Howard, Paul Giamatti, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Freddy Rodríguez, Mary Beth Hurt, Jared Harris |
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| Director | M. Night Shyamalan |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 50 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 45 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description HD DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 15 Jan 2007 Blu-ray: 26 Feb 2007 HD DVD: 26 Feb 2007 Production year: 2006 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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One of Shyamalan's admirable traits is that he never just homages earlier work, but always thoroughly overhauls his sources. There are traces in LADY IN THE WATER of TWILIGHT ZONE writer Rod Serling's tales...
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[T]hanks to superb performances, it's pretty engrossing. Howard draws you right in, there's no way not to empathize with Giamatti...
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74 out of 86 people found this review helpful
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....
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Better than expected
I love M. Night Shyamalan films, but read damning reviews of this film. I'm glad I gave it a try as I thought it was really good. Yes it's a bit twee in places, but it still has that air of mystery and menace that is in all of M's previous films. AND it has Paul Giambatti in it!!! Go on, give it a go.
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