This Is NOT A Horror Movie, This Is A Political Drama.

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2005)

I went to see The Village despite the bad reviews it had, and the horrible word of mouth i've heard about it. I went to see it because i think Shyamalan is one of the best filmmakers today, and he has never let me down before.
The key to liking this movie, is not expecting to see a horror/thriller from the director of The Sixth Sense. Forget the trailers that you've seen, those trailers are VERY misleading. See the movie with an open mind, don't wait for the 'twist' ending, and you'll like it as I did. And despite what I said previously, this movie also has a couple of scares which work very well.
I won't talk about the storyline to not spoil anything for you. Shymalan's directing is excellent as always. The movie doesn't suffer from the pacing problems that Shyamalan's earlier movies had ( especially Signs ). The music is awesome, I still don't believe that it lost the best music Oscar to Finding Neverland.
The acting is very good, with Bryce Dallas Howard stealing every scene she's in. I hope she appears in more quality movies like this movie.
So i highly recommend watching The Village. Currently, I think it's Syamalan's best movie, and it gets better with repeated viewings.