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"Lady in the Water" Reviews

July 31st, 2006 | 4 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

I've come across a couple of interesting film reviews on M. Night Shyamalan’s Lady in the Water which is in theatres now. The first is by Torrey Honors Institute director John Mark Reynolds in which he argues that the film is not self-aggrandizing as many have written, but made too hastily and therefore done sloppily. You can read it here.

Another excellent review that takes what has come to be the "standard" take on Lady is posted below. It's written by a very bright and godly student named Chad Glazener.

"Today I was able to see the new movie Lady in the Water. I found the movie to be poorly made for several reasons, but after thinking through the themes of the movie, I think I understand why I disliked it with such ardor. Here are some of my thoughts…

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.