All the hype aside, still a good show

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2008)

M. Night Shyamalan's hype and standard probably did him little justice in this film. The ratings I saw on IMDb seemed on target with how I felt with the movie.
The acting seemed a little uneasy at times, I just found it hard to see Mark Wahlberg as a school teacher. Betty Buckley's character in the film was one of the stronger performances and really moved the opening day crowd I saw at the theater.
The movie keeps you on edge at times and has some very interesting and creative death scenes.
This is one of those movies, that after you watch it, you ask your friends, "wow, what if that really happened? What would you do?".