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What does Shyamalan expect considering all of his films pretty much end in the same manner? The guy is an idiot. Instead of removing his name from the film he should remove himself from film making and move on to commercials or music videos...

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No, people expect M. Night movies to be "scary" (whatever the f**k that means...) and have a twist. They pigeonholed him with his big breakout film (a crap film at best, by the way). Since then people look for a twist and want the films to make them feel creepy. Personally, I think his movies have gone from unwatchable (Sixth Sense, Unbreakable) to pretty solid (The Village and Lady in the Water). To each his own but I have to agree with him: if his name weren't on the credits for Lady i wonder what reaction would have been to a nicely done film with a good story, fine acting and all the elements of a good film.

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Whoever posted the first comment you are the true idiot. So many people have expectations of any movie involving Shyamalan that they end up complaining after seeing his latest because they wanted something different, not because the movie was terrible. What kind of moron are you? Rather than him moving out of the film-making business, you should never see another movie. Truly you are blind if you cannot at least acknowledge the refreshing quality of his movies, even if you dislike them. They are extremely innovative and break hollywoods terrible streak of monatony and duplication.

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Lady in the Water review

M. Night Shyamalan has created yet another masterfully spun, and inspiringly original motion picture that no one, including myself, could have seen coming; unless maybe you are one of this masterminds children. What began as a bedtime story for his daughters, Lady in the Water is a cool refreshing glass of water in a desert, sapped dry by the increasingly mundane and prosaic attempts at filmmaking, which we commonly today refer to as Hollywood. Shyamalan is a true storyteller in every sense of the expression. Lady in the Water not only entertains, but literally grabs the imagination and transports it back to childhood when mother or father has just read for the first time what would become your favorite Fairy Tale. While most credit must of course be given to the brilliant man who concocted such a wonderful tale, this movie also stands out because of the superb acting by Paul Giamatti. He is, as he has been throughout his career, one of the greatest actors at extraordinarily portraying the average man. Although the acting of Bryce Dallas Howard was not as gripping, she does an adequate job as the stranger appearing in the pool. Shyamalan wrote, produced, directed and starred in the film. He plays a larger role in this film than in his previous four, which all contain a Shyamalan appearance, and he does not disappoint; proving that he truly is a renaissance man of cinema. The only flaw of the film is possibly its less than thrilling beginning, which was somewhat slow. While most would fault this aspect of the film even after viewing it in its entirety, there seems to always be a reason for this in Shyamalans films. At first the slow beginning seems pointless but all of the patient waiting pays off in the end as the viewer realizes that over the course of the first 30 or so minutes you have really become a part of the characters in the film. You care about their well being as if you have known them for years, and in that way Shyamalan displays true character development, which has become somewhat of a rarity in todays films.



I loved this film, and it is a welcome addition the work of an amazing writer and film maker. It is skillfully delivered and proves a light in the darkness of film plot duplication. Bravo Mr. Shyamalan for a job well done.

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