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Fantastic?new
A cast of losers discusses the fate of a fish-girl out of water -- said discourse entails reciting ludicrous fairy-tale names in voices better suited to MAD TV's Mrs. Swan.
Orlando Weekly |
Steve Schneider |
07-27-2006 |
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Somewhat Praiseworthy!new
M. Night Shyamalan's latest film is flawed, but original enough to appreciate.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
07-26-2006 |
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Pool Party
This release further suggests that Shyamalan's simple, finely crafted breakout film will one day mark him as a one-hit wonder.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
07-21-2006 |
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Drenched in Hokumnew
The performances are bang-on and there are moments of great beauty throughout, but Lady in the Water ultimately capsizes under the weight of its own goofy story.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
07-20-2006 |
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Storyvillenew
Like Shyamalan's other films, this one is full of fascinating but half-chewed ideas told in a form that even a child (with a high tolerance for creepy chills) can grasp.
Boston Phoenix |
Gary Susman |
07-20-2006 |
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The Dead Poolnew
The master of the nonsensical outdoes himself in a cock-and-bull bedtime story.
The Village Voice |
Michael Atkinson |
07-19-2006 |
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M. Night Shyamalan Sinks To The Bottom
Inflated from an impromptu “bedtime story” that Shyamalan invented for his children, “Lady In The Water” is a hackneyed story about a water nymph inappropriately named “Story” (Bryce Dallas Howard) who resides at the bottom of an apartment complex swimming pool.
