Loved it, don't listen to the other guy

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2002)

I just saw this movie an hour ago. I was amazed at the film, and correlatively saddened to find such a bad review of it on this site. So let me tell you why I disagree with the negative review. Let me say that I think the film is brilliant. M. Night has a real gift for bringing an audience along on the same journey as the character (Mel Gibson), like we did with Bruce Willis in 6th sense (but don't be tempted to box him in as a twist-ending one-trick pony). So the film itself is gorgeous. It's beautifully shot, and there is a reason that effects were limited, it WASN"T SUPPOSED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS A SCI-FI! I think thats why the previous reviewer was so dissapointed. He was expecting Inipendence Day 2 or something. The film is really about family, set against this particular situation. If you go in looking for Star Trek or something, you might give a similar review to the preceeding, but if you go in looking for a film with solid characters, an engaging story, a provacative premise, beautiful cinematagrophy, humor, drama, all seamlessly woven by a gifted writer/director and cast, SEE THIS MOVIE! Don't think of it as a horror or a suspense or a sci-fi thriller, think of it as a film, and you will surely appreciate it's elegence. I actually think I like this one better than sixth sense (which I liked better than Unbreakable). It really is a great movie and I can understand why the previous reviewer was left wanting more (he was expecting something he had already seen) and I encourage all to go see it. That's all.