Beautiful film, not as scary as I hoped

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2004)

The Village is a beautiful film, though not as scary as I hoped. I think some of the negative reviews probably reflect some people's disappointment with movies where nothing blows up and the dialogue is very important. One wonders if any of these people have ever seen Mr. Shymalan's other films. They are all like that. Very still. The people always talk slow and look each other in the eye. I like that. I hate that frantic, cut-cut-cut style that is so in fashion at present. The film has some genuinely scary moments and maintains its creep feeling throughout. I would definitely recommend seeing it. There are two "plot twists". I had one of them figured out when I saw the trailer. I love it when I'm right.