Chilling... until THAT ending...

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2002)

Shyamalan returns, with the weight of having done two remarkable movies on his shoulders. Only two ways, apparently - or he wins, or he fails. Curiously, he manages to do both, unfortunately in the same movie. Here Graham Hess is the main character Shyamalan seems to have a fixation on - the man with something in the past that affects the way he is on the present. The strange crop signals appear, and the menace of Hess' isolated family appear. All is set for a game of creeps and chills fabulously orchestrated by the obviously-gifted Shyamalan. And you will be in the edge of your seat, as a series of creepy encounters happen. If the director had something to prove, it is settled here. As a suspense / mild horror movie, this one gives you the biggest jumps ever this side of The Sixth Sense. And then, comes an ending that, from the man that got us used to have such great endings, is hard to bear. But don't let this spoil the fun. It still remains an excellent thriller, with the quality we seek when we go to the movies to have a good time. And once more it's confirmed: Shyamalan has potential to get to the top. But think it over when you cast yourself into your movie again ok?