Cleveland Heep is the guardian of the quiet and modest apartment complex "The Cove". One evening
Cleveland, suspicious of strange noises coming from the pool, he discovers a mysterious creature: it is the nymph Story, a fairy tale character who is trying to return to his world.
The custodian, with the help of tenants, will try in every way to protect the delicate creature threatened by evil beings that prevent it in any way to get home ...
I did not want to see this movie 'cause I had heard bad and because' the previous film Shyamalan (The Village), I had not a little disappointed (not to mention that before that, The Signs, I had its disgusting!).
I understand why so many negative opinions: this is not 'a film, and' a fairytale!
If you look at it with a critical eye worn by film critics (!), A story in itself 'is not at all attractive and the only things that saved the film (Understood as the final product) are photography and special effects (but not too much). The plot and 'are often taken for granted, and the plots are forced acceptance of events by actors and fantastic' too immediate and credible.
But if 'you see with the eye of an enchanted child, we can only smile and quiver with impatience and fear and laughter and good cheer!
We especially note that the plot of the movie 'based on a story that Shyamalan, like many fathers', and we' invented for his children and has enriched every time he tells it.
In my opinion you can not 'do not appreciate this strange experiment in which Shyamalan fails (in my opinion) to perfection not only as director but also as an actor (played one of the tenants of the building).