Hardly the disaster I’d been led to expect, Lady in the Water is one of those movies that’s just too damned earnest to dismiss. It is strange, follows its own logic, and is bubbling over with its childlike sentimentality. It is, if nothing else, fascinating.
Jordan Hoffman is a New York-based writer and film critic working for The Guardian, Vanity Fair, Thrillist, Times of Israel, NY Daily News and elsewhere.
He is the host of ENGAGE: The Official Star Trek Podcast, a member of the New York Film Critics Circle and challenges you to a game of backgammon.
