A good thriller/drama with nice direction from Shymalan

Rating: 9/10 (8 August 2005)

This thriller was good in my eyes. The story of aliens invading never gets old. I liked this film because it showed some characters reacting in ways which I believe to be much like how it would go down if it went down (god forbid), so to speak. I thought Gibson gave one of his best performances since Braveheart. Phoenix was great, stole the show in my eyes, but i also liked Rory Culkin, who seems to have got the talent gene like Kieran did and Macauly sort of used to have. I liked Shymalans cameo like role. The direction was great, script was decent, and believable for the most part. I thought the cinematography and music was also good, a well done film. 9/10