Terrific

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2004)

I am surprised at the number of people that didn't care for this movie. M. Night did himself a grave injustice by creating "The Sixth Sense", which was an absolute perfect 10, but with American audiences they continue to look for that shock value that he delivered in his first effort. "The Village", like "Unbreakable" & "Signs" is yet another outstanding achievment, and I would recommend it to anyone that has mental stimulation during the day and at least a small dosage of intelligence. What american audiences fail to realize about M. Night's work is that it isn't about plot twists,or scaring you out of the theater. It is about slowly revealing the premise of the movie which the audience isn't aware of until he decides to reveal it to you.
The acting is terrific, the script is enrapturing, the cinematography is visually enthralling. A