Waiting for the twist will keep you awake....

Rating: 6/10 (29 August 2004)

OK so it's not as dreadful as 'Blair Witch Project', a film that 'The Village' vaguely resembles, but it certainly does not stand up to any sort of close scrutiny. For the sake of the plot only the blind girl can leave the village since she would be unable to 'see' the truth on the outside but for heavens sake she actually runs through the wood and has no difficulty scaling a 10 foot wall never mind gauge exactly the moment she will be attacked so she can take evasive action:sorry but this was just too corny for words. Nice atmosphere, moody music but the actors speak their stilted dialogue ('This is the shed that must not be used....The coat that is made of the colour that is safe etc etc..) so earnestly as if they actually believed the rubbish they were saying. The whole thing is so po-faced you just feel like bursting out laughing to lighten up the proceedings. Better than 'Signs' but not as good as 'Unbreakable' and nowhere near the quality of 'Sixth Sense'.