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Lady in the Water
Cleveland Heep a tenté discrètement de se perdre à jamais dans les abysses de son vieil immeuble. Mais, cette nuit-là, il découvre dans le sous-sol de la piscine une jeune nymphe sortie d'un conte fantastique. La mystérieuse "narf" Story est poursuivie par des créatures maléfiques qui veulent l'empêcher de rejoindre son monde. Ses dons de voyance lui ont révélé l'avenir de chacun des occupants de l'immeuble, dont le sort et le salut sont étroitement liés aux siens. Pour regagner son univers, Story va devoir décrypter une série de codes avec l'aide de Cleveland... pour peu que celui-ci arrive à semer les démons qui le hantent. Le temps presse : d'ici la fin de la nuit, leur destin à tous sera scellé...
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Paul Giamatti
Cleveland Heep
Bryce Dallas Howard
Story
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Dury
Bob Balaban
Harry Farber
Sarita Choudhury
Anna Ran
Cindy Cheung
Young-Soon Choi
M. Night Shyamalan
Vick Ran
Freddy Rodríguez
Reggie
Bill Irwin
Mr. Leeds
Mary Beth Hurt
Mrs. Bell
Noah Gray-Cabey
Joey Dury
Joseph D. Reitman
Long Haired Smoker
Jared Harris
Goatee Smoker
Grant Monohon
Emaciated Smoker
John Boyd
One-Eyebrow Smoker
Ethan Cohn
Glasses Smoker
June Kyoto Lu
Mrs. Choi
Tovah Feldshuh
Mrs. Bubchik
Tom Mardirosian
Mr. Bubchik
Maricruz Hernandez
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Moving magical tale at an apartment complex in Philadelphia
A superintendent at an apartment building in a suburb of Philadelphia (Paul Giamatti) discovers an innocent redhead in the pool (Bryce Dallas Howard) who needs the assistance of several tenants to escape the creatures that threaten her and her mission.
"Lady in the Water" (2006) is a drama/fantasy based on a bedtime story that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan told his kids. Like most Shyamalan pictures there’s a moving reverent ambiance amidst the amusing and sometimes horrific dramatics. It’s very original, coming across as a Shyamalan flick mixed with elements of fantasy movies, like “The Wizard of Oz” (1939). Think about it, “The Wizard of Oz” meshed a family drama with a dreamlike fantasy involving wonder, humor and slight horror along with a profound message, and so does this film (which isn’t to say it’s as effective as “Wizard”).
The set of the apartment complex and the cinematography thereof combined with James Newton Howard’s score are all superb. Plus there are some amusing moments, like with the dour film critic (Bob Balaban). Similar to “Signs” (2002), there’s a good theme about coming to grips with tragedy and moving on with a newfound sense of purpose. Moreover, Bryce is very appealing as the naïve fantasy creature and the movie leaves you with a warm feeling.
On the negative side, the somewhat convoluted fable will be less than compelling for certain viewers and some critics understandably complained that it was a mistake for Shyamalan to cast himself as the writer whose words are the seeds to changing the world, although it didn’t bother me; I think he’s perfect for the role. Still, M. Night casting himself as the savior of the freakin’ planet is a tad pretentious.
The film runs 1 hour, 49 minutes, and was shot in Levittown, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Philadelphia.
GRADE: B-
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