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36 out of 100

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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 340 Ratings

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 36
  3. Negative: 14 out of 36
  1. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Desson Thomson
    70
    If the ultimate goal is entertainment, then Lady in the Water enthusiastically rises to the task. In a movie laden with enough symbolism, shamanism and mythic lore to make Joseph Campbell dance a tribal jig, Shyamalan never forgets to have fun.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    60
    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.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    The film is a rogue hunk of hooey.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 148 out of 209
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 209
  3. Negative: 47 out of 209
  1. AngelaH
    10
    I am continually drawn to this work every time I stumble upon it on cable -- and no matter what I was doing or should be doing -- am drawn back into it without fail, like a moth -- or 'butterfly' -- to the flame. And I don't for the life of me understand the critics' near-universal negative response to this movie. It makes me think they perhaps deserve the just-desserts fate of the critic in the movie. I thought critics were usually enamored with originality, multi-layered narratives, and meditations on film and storytelling. That this movie is all of these is undeniable. That is also beautiful and magical in the extreme is also without doubt. Perhaps it is these two more 'feminine' attributes that are lacking in today's critics -- notably, still mostly male -- and that is why the near universal defiling of this work of a true original master.… Expand
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  2. MetalMan95
    5
    Critical reviews for a movie that, if you just checked your brain at the door, you could've enjoyed it. This movie is so far out there and is a fun movie. Don't incorporate logic, if you do you wont like it. It is a movie for kids, and anyone with a fantasy. Watch it, enjoy it, but don't incorporate logic, that would be a huge mistake.… Expand
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  3. Luisc
    3
    Boring...no sense movie! If you have problems to sleep just see this movie.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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