oyelowo costars as amos boone.mos wife mary, played by rosario dawson, has fallen ill to the horror of their son, gunnar. a budding graphic artist played by lonnie chavis. enraptured by stories of the mythical water man who somehow managed to cheat death in our lives by remote lake endlessly searching for his lost wife, gunnar embarks on a dangerous journey with a local girl who claims to have met and escape from this mythical creature. i'm going to find the water man. come into my office. inspired by the spirit of classics 80s movies like et and the goonies, but also not in its heads towards diverse inspiration such as the shawshank redemption and candyman, the water man is a surprisingly effective mix of down—to—earth family drama and out of this world fantasy. run! there's a genuninely eerie and powerful emotional magical realist edge to the drama as gunnar�*s hopes and fears are visualised on screen like scenes and characters from his own creations. it's an effective device that tells us much of this is happeni

along with directing and producing, 0yelowo co—stars as amos boone. and now lives by a remote lake, endlessly searching for his lost wife, gunner embarks on a dangerous journey with a local girl who claims to have met and escaped from this mythical creature. i'm going to find the water man. come into my office. inspired by the spirit of classic �*80s movies like et and the goonies, but also nodding its head towards such diverse inspirations as the shawshank redemption and candyman, the water man is a surprisingly effective mix of down—to—earth family drama and out—of—this—world fantasy. there is a genuinely eerie and powerfully emotional magical realist edge to the drama, as gunner's hopes and fears are visualised on screen like scenes and characters from his own artistic creations. it's an effective device that tells us much of this is happening in gunner's imagination, but also leaves us wondering just how much is real. an enjoyably eccentric supporting performance from alfred molina, as the local figure who accidentally inspires this incredible jou