I just saw "Lady in the Water", and I was quite surprised by this film. When watching the previews for this, I thought it would be another B grade horror film. However, I was extremely surprised and pleased with what I saw.
The basic plot is that there is this superintendent of an apartment complex in Philadelphia, named Cleveland, who is doing his maintenance job duties in the apartment complex: killing bugs, plumbing, cleaning the pool, emptying the garbage, etc.
We get a snapshot of the various tenants in this apartment building, including a new tenant whom Cleveland is showing around.
A tenant is complaining about the scummy pool, and the reason why is a bit of a mystery. He finds someone, a woman, swimming in the pool. He goes in after her, and hits his head and falls into the swimming pool. When he wakes, he finds that she has brought him back to his apartment and that is where the adventure begins.
Cleveland tries to do the right thing, feeling it inappropriate to have a scantily clad young lady in his apartment, and he tries to take her out at dawn to give her coffee and get rid of her. However, some sort of wolf like monster comes after them, and they run screaming back to his apartment.
As the film progresses, we find out, from the Korean university student and her grandmother's and mother's bedtime story, that this person from the water is a Narf, and the monster after her is a Scrunt. She wants to return to the oceans, but this monster is preventing her from doing so.
A host of human helpers are recruited from the apartment to assist her harrowing escape.
I won't say how or whom or why, but suffice it to say, this film is very creative, with twists and turns and edge of the seat suspense, humor, and nice special effects. I like the cinematography a lot, and the musical score is also quite lovely and appropriate.
I was pleasantly surprised with Lady in the Water. If you want a wholesome fantasy adventure with some tongue in cheek humor, this one is for you.
The basic plot is that there is this superintendent of an apartment complex in Philadelphia, named Cleveland, who is doing his maintenance job duties in the apartment complex: killing bugs, plumbing, cleaning the pool, emptying the garbage, etc.
We get a snapshot of the various tenants in this apartment building, including a new tenant whom Cleveland is showing around.
A tenant is complaining about the scummy pool, and the reason why is a bit of a mystery. He finds someone, a woman, swimming in the pool. He goes in after her, and hits his head and falls into the swimming pool. When he wakes, he finds that she has brought him back to his apartment and that is where the adventure begins.
Cleveland tries to do the right thing, feeling it inappropriate to have a scantily clad young lady in his apartment, and he tries to take her out at dawn to give her coffee and get rid of her. However, some sort of wolf like monster comes after them, and they run screaming back to his apartment.
As the film progresses, we find out, from the Korean university student and her grandmother's and mother's bedtime story, that this person from the water is a Narf, and the monster after her is a Scrunt. She wants to return to the oceans, but this monster is preventing her from doing so.
A host of human helpers are recruited from the apartment to assist her harrowing escape.
I won't say how or whom or why, but suffice it to say, this film is very creative, with twists and turns and edge of the seat suspense, humor, and nice special effects. I like the cinematography a lot, and the musical score is also quite lovely and appropriate.
I was pleasantly surprised with Lady in the Water. If you want a wholesome fantasy adventure with some tongue in cheek humor, this one is for you.
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