The infamous – because Disney rejected it, and so Night shopped it around town until Warner Bros decided to take it up – Lady in the Water
is one of those films that the abovementioned film critic would’ve been
embargoed from reviewing indefinitely. Obviously starting to believe
his own hype, and those old rumours that he’s the second coming,
Night’s given up trying – and instead just shovelling shit into cinemas
with the hope that we’ll be all be convinced it’s something much
greater; if only because we’re expecting it to be. In short,
this is supposed to be an allegorical fairytale, but comes across more
so as a befuddling mess that’s about as identifiable as the events
in Dungeons and Dragons.
Paul Giamatti is the terminally saddened super intendant of a block of
flats. One night he spots a woman taking a dip in the communal pool
after hours. Kneeling over to see who it is, he falls in… she rescues
him. Next thing you know, the pastel redhead mermaid-esque angel (Bruce
Dallas-Howard) is in his apartment, explaining to the man that she
needs to “get home” to her fairytale world. And by the stage, she’s not
the only one needing to get home. Even when he’s not good; M.Night Shyamalan still has a good twist in his tale (like the interesting final few minutes of The Village), but the only twist here is that you think its gotta be an ok movie, but its all a ruse, its pure shit. EXTRAS Though the DVD features quite a few extras – including a gag reel,
several featurettes, some deleted scenes and audition tapes – but the
best moment was when the loading dock opened, I picked up the DVD, and
put it back in its case.Conclusion:
Movie: 10% Extras: 30%
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