The Lady in the Whaaa?

Y'all, I'm starting to think that rottentomatoes.com is just whack. I know, I know--don't shoot the messenger. Ok, maybe the film critics are just pissed at their fictional and amusing demise.

Lady in the Water? Completely delightful. The only beef I have, if you can call it that, is M. Night Shamayalamamamaaman making himself the savior of the world.

And even that is sort of excusable because it's his fairy tale, goddammit.

I wanna make a movie!!

(ed.) As a footnote, having recently read [the first three chapters of] Jim Collin's book Good To Great, I contend that Cleveland Heep is a "level 5" leader and over the course of the movie he builds a really "Great" apartment complex. Here's why:

Level 5 Leadership: Moving from good to great starts with leadership, with the will and drive to succeed. Not on a personal level, but for the company to succeed.
--Cleveland Heep operates as a CEO with "personal humility and professional will" focused on making a great company (or in this case, getting Story back to her Blue World) regardless of how crazy people will think he is.

First Who...Then What: Next find the right people to manage and run the business.
--Heep actively seeks out weirdos in his complex who can fit into pre-ordained roles in order to make the ceremony work, and isn't afraid to move, add, or eliminate folks when that doesn't work out.

Control the Brutal Facts: Then look at the facts objectively. What are your core competencies?
--Instead of sitting around and moaning and groaning about "Where are the Tartuics? They were supposed to be here by now! Why is this happening to me?" Heep and Co. focus on what they CAN do in order to help Story escape.

Hedgehog Concept: Then take action based on being the best at what you can be the best at.
--The interpreter interprets, the writer writes, the guardian guards, the healer heals, the guild throws a party, the movie critic dies. No one's going around being all, "I wanna be the guardian! Look I would make a really good guardian..."

Culture of Discipline: Implement the resulting plan rigorously, with discipline and focus.
--How long does Heep hold his breath under water? Like two hours? Case and point.