Rotten
[Perhaps it's] improvised and protracted, nonsensically and unnecessarily, just for the sake of stringing us along. And, maybe, putting us to sleep.
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com
Lady in the Water
Time is running out for a happy ending.
2006 · 1h 50m · PG-13
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Overview
Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Director and cast
- M. Night Shyamalan Director
- Paul Giamatti as Cleveland Heep
- Jeffrey Wright as Mr. Dury
- Bob Balaban as Harry Farber
- Sarita Choudhury as Anna Ran
- Cindy Cheung as Young-Soon Choi
- M. Night Shyamalan as Vick Ran
- Freddy Rodríguez as Reggie
- Bill Irwin as Mr. Leeds
- Mary Beth Hurt as Mrs. Bell
- Noah Gray-Cabey as Joey Dury
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
25%
Tomatometer
Rotten
What was [Shyamalan] thinking? This isn't just duff, it's career-threatening catastrophic.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Rotten
despite the childlike nature of the story, Lady in the Water will prove too confusing for most kids, which is a shame, since they're also the ones most like to greet that giant-eagle business with something other than a derisive laugh.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Rotten
The story is so convoluted and ultimately preposterous that you're almost embarrassed by the earnestness of the actors trying to carry it off.
Jack Mathews, New York Daily News
Rotten
In the end, Shyamalan's stumbling Lady never gives us a reason to believe.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
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