the movie's art, not a horror flick

Rating: 10/10 (16 February 2006)

Most people either love this movie or they can't stand it. Some have had too much of M. Night Shyamalan's plot twists; others were expecting to be scared out of their wits. But plot twists aside (which I personally think are wistfully intriguing) the other film elements combine to make this movie a work of art. The acting is excellent--Bryce Howard is mesmerizing at times--and the soundtrack is one of the beautiful and sad I've ever heard. I bought the soundtrack and I listened to it constantly for the first month or so afterwards. I give "The Village" a ten and watch it when I want to be totally absorbed in a poignant world teetering on the brink between innocence and disillusionment.