If Hitchcock made an alien movie

Rating: Null/10 (22 June 2003)

It really bothers me the number of pop-cultured idiots who comment on this movie as a "let-down" or a "rip-off". This movie isn't a UFOs-blowing-up-cities or Aliens-running-rampant-in-our-neighborhoods movie. If you want that, watch Independence Day or the myriad of B-movies following that exact same thing. This movie was pure suspense without the flashiness that ruins so many other movies. It's an excellent and refreshing film that reminds us just what good filmmaking is all about, something we've lost since the days of Hitchcock and since good storytellers have gone politically correct (Spielberg) or cash-motivated (Lucas). Those who can't appreciate such a film need to stick with absurd Bruckheimer flicks or anime to get their flashiness and things blowing up. Those with intelligence and who enjoy good storytelling over mindless eye candy, keep an eye on this Shyamalan fellow....