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| Lady in the Water (Combo HD DVD and Standard HD DVD) [HD DVD] | ![Lady in the Water (Combo HD DVD and Standard HD DVD) [HD DVD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61ddF3OQOSL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Actors: Paul Giamatti, Bryce Dallas Howard, Jeffrey Wright, Bob Balaban, Sarita Choudhury
Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $30.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  375 reviews
Sales Rank: 35821
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: HD DVD
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 109
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARHD81038
UPC: 012569810389
EAN: 0012569810389
ASIN: B000JU7KAO
Theatrical Release Date: July 21, 2006
Release Date: December 19, 2006
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Or, if you prefer, I See Wet People. M. Night Shyamalan's attempt at a newfangled mythology--about a depressed apartment superintendent (Paul Giamatti) who discovers a sea-nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard) who may hold the key to humanity's hopeful future--is intriguing enough to capture the imaginations of children and adults who haven't lost sight of their innocent sense of wonder. Cynics, on the other hand, will likely scoff at Shyamalan's awkward fantasy, which includes one victim--a film critic--widely interpreted as Shyamalan's revenge against reviewers who panned The Village. Shyamalan originally improvised this melancholy fantasy as a bedtime story for his children; unfortunately, it still feels mostly half-baked and ultimately ineffective due to a number of plot holes and inconsistencies that a writer as talented as Shyamalan should've been able to avoid. For those wishing to learn more about the film's troubled history, and Shyamalan's petulant split from Disney studios, The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale is an interesting read. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Spanning over one thousand years & three parallel stories this is a story of love death spirituality & fragility of our existence in this world. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 12/19/2006 Starring: Hugh Jackman Ellen Burstyn Run time: 98 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: M Night Shyamalan
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 The only redeeming quality is the peripheral characters December 30, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Once again I had really high hopes for this movie for no other reason than Bryce Dallas Howard. Although I do NOT agree with using the same actor in back-to-back films from the same director, I adored her in The Village and hoped that she could salvage any problems that Lady in the Water might have. I was wrong.
The premise of this movie is a bedtime story that M. Night told his children. He turned it into a picture book, and then decided to make the movie to kick it off (though hoping that the book would live on well beyond the movie - you learn this in one of the featurettes on the disc). A note to viewers who might be expecting this movie to have one of his signature 'twists' in the last five minutes - you won't get it...it's not that kind of movie.
This is a children's story brought to life at a local apartment complex, where a woman from the Blue World arrives to help man find his way again. Only one person in the entire movie finds their way, and it happens to be M. Night's character - he has a lot more than just a cameo in this movie and turns out to be the only character who actually changes because of his experience with the Lady.
The lead male, Paul Giamatti, seems to have some deep rooted motivation that we learn about but he never acts upon. He believes the story of the narf so completely with absolutely no reason to do so. It's almost as if he's become a little child who believes anything someone tells him - no matter how far fetched it might be. He must protect the Lady until this great eagle comes to take her away for no reason. She's there for about 2 days, then gone. I'm not sure how she expects to teach man to get back on the right path in two days, but I'm not the writer/producer/director.
There are exactly three special effects that I counted in the movie - one is a doglike creature made of grass, two are the monkeylike creatures made of trees, and three is an eagle that we can barely see but is massively big.
The only thing that got me through this were the peripheral characters - a film critic (Bob Balaban) who comes to an untimely end, an asian girl and her grandmother who provide endless comic relief, five hispanic sisters who steal the opening sequence of the movie (which actually had me laughing out loud for several minutes), and M. Night's character and said character's sister.
But again, no motivation. No reason for the Lady to meet 99% of the people at the apartments, exactly one person that she inspired who wasn't even a major character, contrived "ritual" to protect Lady from danger, ineffective use of effects and creatures to really convey threat/danger, and important parts of the "fairy tale" that should have been told were never focused on - you only learn more about them in the featurette.
Bryce Dallas Howard had no hope of saving this movie what with all 5 of her lines. Paul Giamatti could have tried but had no motivation. It really boils down to this was a movie written/directed/produced by M. Night, starring M. Night. Everyone else was completely expendable.
 Thank You December 12, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recieved my movie before the estimated date of arrival and it was in the condition that it was supposed to be in. Thank you for the efficiency and for having it available at a good price.
 Again concept trumps execution November 12, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
M Night lost my respect with "The Happening", and I hope it's temporary, as I prefer films with weight. His films, conceptually, always seem to want to convey a deeper message, meaning or metaphor. This is welcomed for me, but this film, Lady in the Water was a mess. The characters seemed to be created like caricatures, and for me, could not be taken seriously. The film felt 10 hrs long, and the entire film was a garbled mess for me. PQ and AQ clear, but not the best. Technically-4/5. Film 1/5. Ugh.
thought provoking November 2, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
if you like to think, then this is the movie for you. m. knight always produces and writes movies that are very thought provoking. and if you dont pay attention you will definately miss something.
One of my favorites October 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There are a lot of split reviews about this movie. Personally, I love it because I love fantasy stories and the subtlety of this movie is ingenious (as is Paul Giamati's performence). The thing is, you HAVE to be able to buy into the fairy tale in order to appreciate the movie. It is a fairy tale bedtime story; it is not meant to be accurate as though it could really happen. Some people have pointed out things about the fairy tale that could not have happened in real life. That would be like pointing out that rapunzel's hair would have been pulled out of her scalp if someone climbed it - you just need to go "okay, yeah then what happens?" If you can do this, then you will love this movie.
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