Master Trickery

Rating: 10/10 (30 July 2004)

M. Night Shyamalan tricked you. Plain and simple, he made you think this movie was going to be something it wasn't. If the ending wouldn't have leaked, it would've been a huge surprise to me but as it was, it still surprised me. What I was left with was a really different and sweet message of love and desire for change. If you get past the fact that this isn't the movie you thought it was going to be, I think you're in for a treat. The acting was fantastic, especially Bryce Dallas Howard and Joaquin Phoenix. Adrien Brody's character was well intentioned but inappropriately funny to some of the crowd that I viewed the movie with. Add this to ignorance, I suppose, people do need to grow up. Beside the point, I really liked this movie and would recommend it to any fan of Shyamalan and any movie fan with an open mind period. ----9 out of 10----