Shyamalan improves. Satisfying thriller.

Rating: 6/10 (2 August 2004)

Shyamalan has grown as a storyteller, this is not just the surprise twist, it is a real, fleshed-out story, in the tradition of the Bronte sisters. The Village has several (what I have grown to call) "Shyamalans", or surprise twists.
The first is the head-kicker, and while I consider myself a very jaded movie-goer, I was very surprised.
But the rest tie the story up very satisfyingly. I'll admit, the final "Shyamalan" was obvious to me, but still, it's rare I see a movie that ends so fulfillingly.
Well worth the price of admission.