Out of time

Rating: 5/10 (23 February 2005)

The film "The Village" centers on well a commune really and all the people that live on said Commune as if cut off from the outside world. To say more then that would be to spoil it to much, and I wouldn't dare do that, would I? This was my second least favorite of M. Knight's movies. (It's still light years better than "Wide Awake) The acting was good enough and I liked the actress playing the blind redhead. But the film as a whole did nothing for me and left me feeling empty. It's not a good movie, nor a bad movie, but for a director of his talent it is a rather boring movie. But I do give Shyamalan credit for doing something that I never imagined I'd do, which was sitting through an entire film with that snot-nosed idiot Adrian Brody. And to think that I'll have to see that A-hole again when Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong comes out fills me with absolute dread. Also the Village is NOT an allegory about the current political climate of the United States, however thought up that bull is way too addle-minded for the human race.
My Grade: C-
DVD Extras: Deconstructing the Village; Deleted scenes; Bryce's Diary; M knight's home movies; Photo gallery;Trailers for "the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gallaxy", "Ladder 49", "Mr. 3000", and "National Treasure"