Lady in the water (Directed by - M Knight Shyamalan) - review (2006)

Direction : 5/5 stars
Cast : 5/5 stars
Music / sound : 4/5 stars
Acting : 4/5 stars
Characteristics : Appropriate comedy, thrill, surprises
Genre : Hollywood : US : English : Horror
Popularity : 3/5 stars

This movie, Lady in the water defies all laws of normal Hollywood & Bollywood movies - that the Hero does everything right ! ... which kids love to see & adults grin over ;-) . So, here comes M Knight Shyamalan with his new, thoughtful creation - Lady in the Water. Few things I observed :

1. The Hero DOES draw many conclusions wrong ; others help him make better decisions ...some distract too ; Finally, it is a combined effort of everybody (the Guild, the Healer, the Interpreter, the Party) to save the STORY make the movie a likeable one :-).
2. It starts with a gloom reminiscent of exciting Horror movie climaxes & slowly builds up upon a mythological STORY coming true.
3. The Hero Paul Giamatti is magnificent with his dull acts, modest moves & excellent stammering - others are there to keep the story going well ! The STORY, Bryce Dallas Howard, acts fine under shower ... I think u better discover about it when you watch it :-) . Mr. M Night Shyamalan, the director, writer & producer of the movie, has himself acted in the movie, as a writer who's not clear about his own ideas.
4. This movie is a mythology turned into people, codes, confusion, suspense, thrill - directed very well. Each character has played his / her part well & few subtle funny scenes keep this film closer to reality, & farther from NORMAL Holly / Bolly - wood.
5. Mr. Shyamalan makes very good use of sound effects. His earlier movies - The Village, The sixth sense & Signs were also enjoyed well, with great sound (especially in The Village)
6. Moreover, I found the eagle stupid, the one-side-exercise guy funny, STORY with a SHIRT ON :-(, the butterfly scene attractive, underwater scene long, the DOG - a Harry Potter animal, Hero lying on couch like a KID - funniest & again STORY with a SHIRT ON ;-) .
7. I enjoyed the movie a lot in Clearview cinemas, Parsippany, NJ. It was nice to observe that nobody in the theatre made any sound, as the plot was so serious, full of suspense & you couldn't miss a minute of it !
8. An important point to note - the whole movie runs in a single building - nothing outside ! M. Knight Shyamalan makes a presence felt again ! My best wishes :-) More information & pictures on IMDB & Wikipedia .
9. For any of you who are wondering what's STORY - she's the LADY in the Water ;-) .

Music of the night : Dekho na Zara dekho na (Movie : Swades ; Sung by : Alka Yagnik, Udit Narayan ; Music by : A.R. Rehman, Genre : World:Hindi:Love ; A well composed & musical song, with touches of Rehman's bells & whistles that make every creation a HIT ; Soft & firm rhythm - A.R. Rehman's another dimension)