Lady in the Water Critic Reviews

If the ultimate goal is entertainment, then Lady in the Water enthusiastically rises to the task. In a movie laden with enough symbolism, shamanism and mythic lore to make Joseph Campbell dance a tribal jig, Shyamalan never forgets to have fun.Read the full review

There is a good chunk of Lady in the Water that is simply too well made and affectingly acted to dismiss as a mere exercise in arrogance.Read the full review

Shyamalan does project genuine menace and suspense into this mundane location, especially in nighttime scenes. But the magic that would transport you from reality into fantasy is missing.Read the full review

The character played by lead Paul Giamatti is a dead-on Shyamalan protagonist: emotionally distanced and something of a train wreck.Read the full review

Has the strengths and weaknesses of a one-man show.Read the full review

You leave Lady thinking there are still voices in Shyamalan's head well worth a listen.Read the full review

One of the more watchable films of the summer. A folly, true, but watchable.Read the full review

Shyamalan's most alienating and self-absorbed project to date.Read the full review

Shockingly misconceived, poorly executed effort.Read the full review