Lady in the Water

Lady in the Water- D
I think I may be more optimistic about this movie than most, but no one can argue that it's just poor movie-making. I'm optimistic because I feel that it's different than any movie I've seen, and because I've never seen the mixture of Sci-Fi and "real life" be presented in this way. A lot of it is raw, which is what I think director Shyamalan was going for. That said, I haven't met one person or read one review that actually says anything good about the movie. There are major holes in the story and characters. Characters come and go, are able to tell the future but not able to find their way home, die for no reason, change their hair color mid-scene, etc. I think what I find most irritating about the movie is the writer Shyamalan casting himself in a major role. It's not so much that he's in it, it's that he plays an author who is told he's writing will one day change the world. Please tell me he just didn't think it through.