Stay Away

Rating: 1/10 (28 June 2012)

I can't warn you off this enough, but I know you'll watch it for the sake of curiosity. It really is that bad, and somehow continues Shyamalan's trend of diminishing returns. But how can you get any worse than this hokum? The script is awful - every sub character's dialogue is either pointless, or over-the-top informative. The two college boys who get shot act completely out of character, and completely out of common sense. How and why do you bother trying to run from the wind? Why is the wind so selective all of a sudden? Small groups? Small groups???? Come on! Mark Wahlberg has carved out a good career and was great in The Departed, but here he is shown up as being as wooden as a fence post. And Zooey's character was just ridiculous - why does she have to explain her bog standard character foibles to everyone she meets? The only redeeming feature of the movie was John Leguizamo's performance, doing the best with what was in front of him. How Shyamalan is getting mainstream release is no doubt a mystery of his contract.