Stunningly original and intelling! outstanding!

Rating: 9/10 (4 April 2004)

As close to perfection a movie can get, that's what i felt about this movie, it is almost a perfect movie in every aspect, i can't as i sit here now right after i saw the movie think of anything where there was an obvious flaw, even the smallest thing as i tried to see them in the end worked out. An amazingly thought through movie that is both engaging, intelligent, original, shocking and best of all it does not reveal its end until the very final moment, beautiful!
Shyamalan have with this movie constructed something that is gribbing in so many ways, there are so many feelings all around and they are put together so damn well, not only by the script and directing itself, but the sound and the cinematography is stunning, as the music and sound gives life to the picture, an example is the first real "horror" scene, where the camera is handheld, it gives a fantastic realistic view to the scene and makes it come alive a lot more than it would have if it had not been for the handheld camera, and the raw and tired look of the scene. Absolutely stunning work.
I am as one can read very impressed with the movie, color filters, crookedness on the camera, everything has been used to create a movie full of atmosphere, it really reaches beyond and grabs you, it's amazing, shyamalan is sheer genius with this movie.
For the acting i must say Bruce Willis and Haley Joel Osmond is just amazing, this must for one be the best performance by a child actor i've ever seen, nearly without a single flaw from such a young man, even the scenes where he have to display raw feelings he does well, fantastic. All the supporting actors and actresses gives a good performance too, doing their share of lifting the movie to a top notch level.
Stunning movie, it's a joy to see that movies like this can still be produced!
10/10