Exceptional in every way, especially the leading lady!

Rating: 10/10 (3 January 2005)

M. Night Shyamalan's, "The Village". Well, he's done it again. First it's Alien creatures and Mysterious Crop circles with compelling, and complex human stories underlying a broadly supernatural, extraterrestrial, or otherwise, other-worldly background. Now it's Monstrous Creatures in the woods around an idyllic village of innocents, great story. In these days of so much wasted film, his efforts are most welcome, and his choice of actors and what he brings out of them is most incredible, which brings me to...Miss Bryce Dallas Howard; it's been a long time since I've seen a young woman with so much charm and screen appeal. After her outstanding performance in this fine film, she has surely set her path as a most lovely and very capable leading lady. Ron Howard (Daddy, to those of you who didn't know) has to be very proud. I was spellbound by her performance from the first scene she appeared in, and think she stole the show.