Lame !

Rating: 4/10 (7 March 2005)

I must say Shyamalan is a great movie maker. He, no doubt, brings the best out of the actors, actresses, the camera and the atmosphere. But, what makes this movie a sub-standard outcome is the fact that Shaymalan is trying too hard to give that 'Shyamalan' touch. It seems like he had the touch planned out in advance, but couldn't find a suitable story and he finally settled on this lame story to deliver that touch. I think Shyamalan should try and grow out of the 'Sixth Sense' shadow. He should not waste any more of his movie-making talents on the 'Shyamalan' puzzle which found success through 'Sixth Sense'. His later movies make me wonder if Bruce Willis should have actually gotten the full credit for Sixth Sense. It is very clear that with every movie that he tries to deliver that touch through, he is losing even more. The audience is fast losing interest in his tricks too.
Like Steven Spielberg did, may be Shyamalan should try out diverse ideas to better utilize his talents. That will probably keep the audience interested too.