Same old Shyamalan

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 2019)

The issue with recent Shyamalan movies has never been style or execution. Unfortunatey, though, his solid (and often gorgeous) film making often hides a fundamentally flawed story - desperate attempts at his trademark twist, shoddy character development, giant plot holes. Sometimes he nails it, but sometimes he misses badly. Since this one did well at the box office, I assumed it was a return to form. Kind of? I mean, there were some really interesting suspense and horror moments. The central characters were mostly developed well. But the resolution (like many of his films since - well - Sixth Sense) tried a little too hard. It was solidly entertaining, but not one I will think about much after this.