Scary? Not much.

Rating: 8/10 (27 May 2005)

I've read the postings saying this was a scary movie, and sorry, I have to disagree. There were a few scene that were a little tense, but which amounted to nothing. The worse scene for me was the scene when Ivy climbed out of the hole. I wondered how she was going to get all that mud off her clothes. I guess I've seen to many movies, but I had "Sixth Sense" figured out in the first 15 minutes. When I heard "The Village" described as a "Twilight Zone" movie, that secured the ending for me--- I knew what was coming.
Actually there was a plot hole as big as a barn--- SPOILER ALERT! The picture that William Hurt took out of the box was modern, the clothes worn by the people looked about 1980 fashions. Ivy and Lucius looked to be in their 20's, especially him. Where was their memory of their life before they came to the village? How could the elders have mislead so many people who were old enough to remember "real life." Sorry--- I had thought the ending would be a little sharper--- it was like I had expected and seeing the truck was my ah-ha moment. But-- what happened when Ivy got back from town? The movie just stops. I enjoyed the acting, but the ending was a disappointment. Some sort of wrap-up was needed, but none came.