Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep (Giamatti) rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
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2006, Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Widescreen (1.66:1 aspect ratio) |
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English
French
Spanish
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English
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Spanish
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French
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1 |
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109 minutes |
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AC-3
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Closed-captioned
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Color
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Dolby
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Dubbed
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DVD-Video
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Subtitled
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Widescreen
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NTSC
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Again concept trumps execution
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November, 12, 2008
M Night lost my respect with "The Happening", and I hope it's temporary, as I prefer films with weight. His films, conceptually, always seem to want to convey a deeper message, meaning or metaphor. This is welcomed for me, but this film, Lady in the Water was a mess. The characters seemed to be created like caricatures, and for me, could not be taken seriously. The film felt 10 hrs long, and the entire film was a garbled mess for me. PQ and AQ clear, but not the best. Technically-4/5. Film 1/5. Ugh.
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thought provoking
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November, 02, 2008
if you like to think, then this is the movie for you. m. knight always produces and writes movies that are very thought provoking. and if you dont pay attention you will definately miss something.
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One of my favorites
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October, 25, 2008
There are a lot of split reviews about this movie. Personally, I love it because I love fantasy stories and the subtlety of this movie is ingenious (as is Paul Giamati's performence). The thing is, you HAVE to be able to buy into the fairy tale in order to appreciate the movie. It is a fairy tale bedtime story; it is not meant to be accurate as though it could really happen. Some people have pointed out things about the fairy tale that could not have happened in real life. That would be like pointing out that rapunzel's hair would have been pulled out of her scalp if someone climbed it - you just need to go "okay, yeah then what happens?" If you can do this, then you will love this movie.
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