Do not expect too much..

Rating: 3/10 (23 January 2005)

I do not put it on par to The 6th Sense. The cover says "world wide thriller". Over rated. The script was well written, and the plot did not "bog down" as it can with some thrillers. Thriller, maybe. But, definitely not a horror film.
There was some of the same fore-shadowing in The Village as The 6th Sense, but the suspense was not as alluring. Perhaps that was the intent. The film's punch line, or message, is poignant. You'll have to see it for yourself to see if the grand conclusion stirs your own value system or not.
The people depicted in The Village closely resemble a real socio-religious group. I did not care for the way they are depicted in the film. In fact, the film would not have a foundation if it weren't for that characterization.