A Watch For Acting, Not Necessarily Plot
Lady in the Water review
By
Jamasia from Wilmslow
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5th February 2012
An overall a good film with an interesting, if somewhat convoluted and occasionally gratuitously silly, plot. I'm not sure what genre I would classify this as, perhaps just Shyamalanian Fantasy.
The performances of Shyamalan himself and Bryce Dallas Howard are especially good, despite some opinions, bringing this up from a mediocre film to something with emotion and a bit of bite. I initially questioned Paul Giamatti as lead, but his display of humility and emotion changed my mind, helped a little by James Newton Howard's score, which was excellent in itself. and proved that Shyamalan and Howard is an excellent combination.
To be honest, without this cast, it very well may have flopped. Watch this film, then maybe buy it, but don't expect another Signs.
