The Village...not up to par...

Rating: Null/10 (13 August 2004)

I was excited to see that another M. Night Shyamalan movie was opening having enjoyed The Sixth Sense. However, I was, once again, greatly disappointed in the film, much like i had been with Unbreakable and Signs. I have one thing to say to Mr. Shyamalan, your "formulas" are getting old and no one is surprised by them anymore. At least I'm not, and neither was anyone that saw the film with me. I feel that he made a good attempt, had a good story line, and then he just fell short, like he did with Unbreakable and Signs.
The movie started out well, showing us this small "village" of simple people content with living their simple lives. With a superb cast, I went in excited to see what this story had in store for us all. As most of his movies go, the story slowly starts to unfold itself. But unlike The Sixth Sense, or even Unbreakable, which i disliked, he gives away the "surprise" way too early in the film, leaving me to wonder why i should even care anymore. I already know what the big secret is, so am i supposed to care how it all turns out? It's just too bad that the editing was horrible. Had it been better, i feel this could have been an intriguing film. But as it is, the "surprise" is given away way too early, leaving you with almost 30 more minutes of who cares. I wasn't moved by the film at all.