Just mediocre...

Rating: 4/10 (10 April 2006)

First to say, I am not a big M. Night S. fan. Watched "6th Sense", "Invincible" and now this one, I find his technique too "stylish" (in a low meaning), his decisions - naive and his feeling of drama just kiddish.
That is why I am posting this comment in April of 2006 - passed on this in cinema and now regretting of 3 hours of sleep spended to catch this on TV.
Frankly, the only one reason for me to watch "The Village" was Sigourney Weaver, who's talent i deeply admire. She did her piece of work well, as always, but without any noticeable peaks. IMHO, Mrs. Weaver fans can put "The Village" deep down the watching queue - but thats just my 2 cents.
95% of the reviews on this movie pointed at "unguessable ending, unbelievable twists" et cetera, but... i got it from the first dialogue touching the theme - that was 20 minutes from the start. Too bad for unbelievable.
I can name many problems of the movie: slow timing, weak characterization, abusing of clichés, some factual incosistencies, but they all have one root - bad script. The main idea which i will not tell, is not bad, but neither new or enlightening. The story is too simple and bad developed. the characters.. okay you ve heard what i said..
Visuals and music were decent for the budget - not more, not less. So only 4/10.