The Review (Screen)

Rating: 4/10 (30 July 2008)

This is only my first Shyamalan movie after a lot of acclaimed movies.
The plot of this one is interesting and recalls the 70's fantasy & political thematic. The nature strikes back against human kind and it can be deadly: personally, i find the natural twist a bit rude and disturbing for a young audience. When you see only the poster, you don't think to this violence. Maybe the trailer is more explicit?
As a horror movie, be sure to find the isolation feeling. As usual, the heroes first live in a crowded city and find progressively themselves alone. You can draw a parallel with "the War of the World", especially the Spielberg movie. From New-York to the country filled with lunatic people, the plot is the same. It allows a good comparison between the two talents (for me, Spielberg is better).
The crazy credits consist in a final sequence in a park in Paris. Living there, I suppose this last warning is maybe adjusted for all the worldwide megalopolis.