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Or, if you prefer, I See Wet People. M. Night Shyamalan's attempt at a newfangled mythology - about a depressed apartment superintendent (Paul Giammatti) who discovers a sea-nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard) who may hold the key to humanity's hopeful future - is intriguing enough to capture the imaginations of children and adults who haven't lost sight of their innocent sense of wonder. Cynics, on the other hand, will likely scoff at Shymalan's awkward fantasy, which includes one victim - a film critic - widely interpreted as Shyaman's revenge against reviewers who panned The Village. Shyamalan originally improvised this melancholy fa
Or, if you prefer, I See Wet People. M. Night Shyamalan's attempt at a newfangled mythology - about a depressed apartment superintendent (Paul Giammatti) who discovers a sea-nymph (Bryce Dallas Howard) who may hold the key to humanity's hopeful future - is intriguing enough to capture the imaginations of children and adults who haven't lost sight of their innocent sense of wonder. Cynics, on the other hand, will likely scoff at Shymalan's awkward fantasy, which includes one victim - a film critic - widely interpreted as Shyaman's revenge against reviewers who panned The Village. Shyamalan originally improvised this melancholy fantasy as a bedtime story for his children; unfortunately, it still feels mostly half-baked and ultimately ineffective due to a number of plot holes and inconsistencies that a writer as talented as Shyamalan should've been able to avoid. For those wishing to learn more about the film's troubled history, and Shyamalan's petulant split from Disney studios, The Man Who Heard Voices: Or, How M. Night Shyamalan Risked His Career on a Fairy Tale is an interesting read. --Jeff Shannon
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