standing alone in my opinion

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2003)

I thought M. Night Shamayalan did an excellent job with this film. Though I did heavily anticipate viewing it, I am a difficult critic to impress. Watching the movie, I was reminded of genres along the lines of Hitchcock where the real action takes place in the mind of the viewer, with help from clever sound effects, and excellent acting on the screen.
This film is not for those who need graphic representation or a storyline spelled out before them. Those with an imagination will enjoy the movie.

I also enjoyed the detail the picture paid attention to; i.e. corn stalks bending but not breaking-this plays heavily into the modern urban myth about alien crop circles.
I was quite surprised this film was not rated in the top 250 on IMDB. I thought it was excellent. Keep at it M. Night, there are intelligent filmgoers in your audience.