No signs of interest

Rating: 4/10 (7 February 2004)

I had great hopes of this movie. I thought "The Sixth Sense" was very good and "Unbreakable" sustained my interest until the end. However this was one of those films during which I just kept looking at my watch to see how much more I had to sit through. The underlying themes were isolation, faith, and attitude to life. The isolation would seem to contrast with other impending disaster films in which humanity is drawn together, but this self-absorbed family seem to be experiencing their own crisis. A loss of faith is something I've witnessed many people experience, but once lost it takes extraordinary events to restore it, so I suppose the film was accurate in that respect.
The acting was OK with Mel Gibson playing against type, but a different lead actor might have brought a bit more to the role.
There were a few decent shock moments, but on the whole I found the film exceedingly dull.