M. Night Shyamalan does it again!

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2003)

Director M. Night Shyamalan of The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, has returned to bring us another scary tale. Except, this time it doesn't deal with ghosts or comic book salesmen gone nuts, but rather it deals with aliens. This film is comparable to Steven Spielberg's Jaws, in which, we don't see much gore, or the thing that is meant to scare us. Rather, Shyamlan builds up the suspense and plays off of the audience's fear of the subject matter. The film stars Mel Gibson as a farmer in Pennsylvania who is more thank shocked to find out that there are crop circles in his cornfield. Great performances by Gibson, as well as by Joaquin Phoenix make the film memorable. Also, the dialogue is wonderful. Shyamalan is truly one of the finest filmmakers out there today. ***