Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (23 June 2008)

It may have been that I had very high hopes for this movie, but I walked out of the theater thinking "what a disappointment." I think the movie took an idea that could have been very creepy and suspenseful, but instead just seemed slightly creepy. The only time in the entire movie that I got creeped out was the scene toward the end when Mrs. Jones has been infected and she starts banging herself against the house.
As for the acting itself, I love all of these actors. I think they are usually very good and very strong. In this movie, though, they seemed weak. There were several times during the movie that Mark Wahlburg had me cringing with the way he was delivering his dialogue. It felt sort of like watching a bad high school play.
Overall, I think the movie should have been much much better. I love M. Night Shyamalan's movies and I will continue to watch them. I just think this is one of those that I will not be buying.