Lady in the Water is a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), a former doctor, became a handyman at the Cove, a Philadelphia poolside apartment complex, after his wife and children were murdered during a burglary, the emotional trauma of which left him with a debilitating stutter. The pool's filters keep getting clogged; the next night, Heep discovers the cause: Story (Bryce Dallas H...
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Lady in the Water is a 2006 thriller/fantasy film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.
Cleveland Heep (Paul Giamatti), a former doctor, became a handyman at the Cove, a Philadelphia poolside apartment complex, after his wife and children were murdered during a burglary, the emotional trauma of which left him with a debilitating stutter. The pool's filters keep getting clogged; the next night, Heep discovers the cause: Story (Bryce Dallas Howard), a Narf, or sea nymph from supposed Eastern mythology (the mythology in reality having been invented for the movie), from a mythological place called the Blue World. He takes her outside for some fresh air, only to narrowly escape an attack by a Scrunt, a wolf-shaped creature who escapes human detection by its grass covering and ability to lay impossibly flat.
Story tells Heep that she is here to meet a writer, and that their meeting will significantly affect humanity's future for the better. Heep tours the complex, speaking with Mr....
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