In all fairness...

Rating: 2/10 (16 June 2008)

This movie isn't THAT bad. I went in with extremely low expectations based on what I have read about the film in the last few days and have to say that although it by no means a great movie, it is still worth a look. If any other director besides Shyamalan had directed this, it would not be getting such a bad rap. It's return to B movies. Movies that are by no means brilliant, but at least they're entertaining. He really set the bar high for himself with The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable and it seems that people are expecting each of his films to be a home run. But even those two movies had flaws. Most films do. This one just has a few more than others. The performances are a little wooden, yes. It tends to get a little preachy and, OK, the dialog is often flat and pointless...but, is it entertaining? Yeah, it is. Like I said, I went in with low expectations, though. When I heard about this script about a year or so back, I thought it was an amazing idea. But, for the last few weeks, word of it's flaws and plot holes has gotten around. It wouldn't hurt Shyamalan to get a little assistance in doctoring some of his scripts. And that is the movies major flaw. It was a great idea, poorly executed. It could've been his best, in my opinion, but too much hype and a little arrogance on Shyamalan's part place it just below his first three efforts in the genre and right above Lady in the Water and The Village.