I saw Lady in the Water this afternoon with my mom, sister, and her friend. The story is a fantasy, fairy tale-like story, so to enjoy it one must completely let go of logic and accept the film as a fairy tale. I liked it a lot.
Paul Giamati plays Clevland, a super at an apartment complex. He meets Story(Bryce Dallas Howard) who is a Narf from the Blue World. He must complete a story told by a Korean tennat to get Story back home.
The acting is really superb Giamati has just the right mix of humor, vulnerability, and determination. Howard, as she was in The Village, is brilliant. M. Night Shyamalan (write/director/producer) gives himself the second biggest rold in the film. While many may see it as an arrogant move, I understand why he did it. The role is essential to the story, and as the writer, he would understand it better than anyone else.
The score complements the story well. As usual, we have Shyamalan's unique camera angles, and the cinematography is wonderful. While I wouldn't take small children to see it, it is a great movie that I wouldn't mind seeing again.
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