Masters on Shyamalan

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Slate's Kim Masters is also saying that the Los Angeles Times "left out the punch line" in its story about M. Night Shyamalan's book that tears into Disney production chief Nina Jacobson for failing to applaud and support his Lady in the Water screenplay, which he later took over to Warner Bros. "The buzz on the movie -- about an apartment-building superintendent who finds a sea nymph in a swimming pool -- is not good," Masters writes. If things turn out badly for the film, "Disney will have the last laugh [and] Warners will not be laughing at all," she adds. "Shyamalan has a passionate group of fans who will probably help the movie open respectably but its success is far from assured. 'He's going to make Disney look brilliant,' predicted one high-level producer."

comment #1

gh says ...

Two words. Career. Suicide.

comment #2

Seth says ...

I wouldn't say career suicide really. The man has a brand name as a director. However, if this movie is terrible, it, combined with the backlash against The Village, will certainly bring down his value.

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Alan Green says ...

sorry. i can't help it. but, mns makes a lot of people look brilliant.

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Goulet says ...

Don't be hatin'.

M. Night is one of the top 3-4 filmmakers working today, and I'm quite certain LADY IN THE WATER is gonna be one of the best movies of the summer.

Keep your PIRATES, I'm down with the Shyamalan.

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Geoff says ...

Shyamalan really does deserve this. The Village was a piece of crap.

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Duarte Oliveira says ...

Funny how in the US Shyamalan doesn't get the respect he deserves. Here in Europe he is frequently lauded aos one of the best and most talented directors in the game, and rightly so.

And "The Village" is a tremendous piece of moviemaking.

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gh says ...

I just hope the film is good. Even if it is great, but it doesn't do so well, MNS has put himself in an awkward position here. Not a very smart move. I assume he thinks he's being courageous, but I think it's his ego getting the better of him.

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mike Gebert says ...

"And "The Village" is a tremendous piece of moviemaking."

And it would have been great if it had been a half-hour Twilight Zone episode.

Oh wait, it was!

I hear the ending of Lady in the Water involves Giamatti yelling "It's a cookbook!"

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Rob says ...

It's an act of supreme hubris on Shyamalan's part to assume that millions will line up to see no-appeal Bryce Dallas Howard play something called a "narf"...just because his name is on it.

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Alexander says ...

LMFAO @ Mike Gebert's "It's a cookbook!" remark. Too much.

Every friend of mine, who are pretty much all into films, have said the same thing about Shyamalan recently--seen one of his movies, you have seen them all. Not even I am that tough on him, but if this is at all indicative of how most people feel after The Village, I don't expect Lady to do very well at all. Monster House just may bury it for the opening weekend.

comment #11

craptastic says ...

That's great Mike! Fucking good one.

comment #12

craptastic says ...

"No change! No change!"

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