Metacritic Movie Ratings
Lady in the Water Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 60

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  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.

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• 50

  out of 100

  USA TodayMike Clark

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

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• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum

  Shyamalan's most alienating and self-absorbed project to date.

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• 50

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

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

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• 40

  out of 100

  VarietyBrian Lowry

  A ponderous, self-indulgent bedtime tale. Awkwardly positioned, this gloomy gothic fantasy falls well short of horror.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles TimesKevin Crust

  There is something bizarrely compelling about the movie. It's slower than watching a train wreck but invokes that same level of disbelief.

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• 10

  out of 100

  Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern

  This cloying piece of claptrap sets a high-water mark for pomposity, condescension, false profundity and true turgidity -- no small accomplishment for the man whose last two features were the deadly duo "Signs" and "The Village."

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