Shyamalan is good at what he does. No Spoilers.

Rating: Null/10 (5 September 2004)

This movie delivers much of what it promised, shocks, tension and unbelievable plot twists. It could have been scarier. I enjoyed it without thinking too hard about it, and I think I laughed in parts I wasn't supposed to.
The casting was good, Joaquin Phoenix is brooding and shy as Lucius, and I thought it complemented Bryce Dallas Howard's character really well. Plus it helps Phoenix is really hot. As many people have said, sometimes Dallas Howard saw very well for a blind girl, but her sweetness and liveliness made up for that, and she was really the most interesting part of this film. William Hurt was disappointing, though perhaps not as much in retrospect of the ending.
I was happy not to have nightmares after seeing this, but it it could have gone further, I wanted to be cowering constantly in my seat! Gripping my friend's arm till it was bruised! Instead I was snorting with laughter. It was presented well and though the dialogue was painful at times the movie was saved by Ivy and Lucius, and the twists of course.