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Re: M. Nights next film "Lady in the Water'
Quick review:
Ever watch a writer/director's career dissolve before your very eyes? That's how I felt after being subjected to almost 2 hours of awful writing and filmmaking. Shyamalan gets a little too cute in trying to undercut the generic, formulaic plot structure by practically breaking the 4th wall repeatedly until the film just becomes a big joke, and you feel yourself becoming totally disengaged with what's happening on the screen.
Oh, Shyamalan really needs to stop acting in his films, he habitually stops the film cold in its tracks when his mug is on the screen. It was painful to watch him "act" on-screen with Giamatti.
I will generously give the film 1 star, or a grade of D, but I'm pretty much done with him unless his next film gets raving reviews. Rated P-U.
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