I've read some of the other reviews of this movie and it seems like a lot of folks thought it was wretched. This surprises me to some extent. I mean, it's not an excellent movie by any means, but I found it pretty entertaining in a "fairy tale" sort of way, although some suspension of disbelief is required. But doesn't that go for all fairy tales? It's true there are plot holes big enough to drive a truck though in this movie. The most glaring example is the fact that nobody asks any questions about what's going on, they just join right in without hesitation. Personally, if some dude showed up at my door ranting about some sea nymph from another dimension who needed saving, I'd just assume he was insane and politely close the door. Not so in this flick.
Having said that however, I still found this to be an entertaining movie in a fantastical, fairy tale sort of way. I think it was clear from the outset that this is what Shaymalan was going for. This movie is in no way supposed to be realistic. Rather, it's a magical, fantastical story, and in a way this gives Shaymalan a liscense to get away with things that he couldn't in a "normal" movie. Thus, I thought it worked whereas others apparently didn't.
This definitely isn't Shaymalan's best work, but I found it to be an entertaining movie that I was able to lose myself in for a couple of hours. In all honesty there wasn't much point to it, but in terms of escapism, it worked for me. And isn't that what movies are all about?
Having said that however, I still found this to be an entertaining movie in a fantastical, fairy tale sort of way. I think it was clear from the outset that this is what Shaymalan was going for. This movie is in no way supposed to be realistic. Rather, it's a magical, fantastical story, and in a way this gives Shaymalan a liscense to get away with things that he couldn't in a "normal" movie. Thus, I thought it worked whereas others apparently didn't.
This definitely isn't Shaymalan's best work, but I found it to be an entertaining movie that I was able to lose myself in for a couple of hours. In all honesty there wasn't much point to it, but in terms of escapism, it worked for me. And isn't that what movies are all about?