Make us think more next time.

Rating: 5/10 (2 September 2002)

(Spoiler) I wanted to like this film. The plot line is interesting. Mel Gibson is a very capable actor. Shyamalan has already proven his talent. Character insight seemed forthcoming in the films description. So what went wrong? The film needed to go deeper. It's main action line was just too simple. I could not ignore the fact that we needed not just to be frightened, but needed to have an epiphany of thought as well. It did not happen for me. The acting was subdued, albeit good. However, the screenplay should have given us more to think about. It did not. I wanted to see more psychological turmoil, not just physical confrontation. The "signs" should have revealed more than damaged crops. It's a relatively simple task to make a film that scares us; complexity, however, can drive that emotion even deeper and ultimately make the experience more meaningful.