a good film with a poorly delivered ending

Rating: Null/10 (2 August 2004)

I just recently saw The Village. I got a little sucked in by the hype, So I didn't enjoy it as much as maybe I could have.
Shyamalan could have done better for him self if he had not mad such a big deal about a twist ending (you can all relax, I reveal nothing). After reading about the film in "Entertainment Weekly" I figured it out. They did not reveal any details about the film, except to say no one new much about it and there was a twist. I think I just kind of jumped to the next conclusion and happened to be right.
Not that it's a bad ending. Far from it, but I kind of felt that it was not delivered as well as I think it could of been. I think he left one clue that was unnecessary, and then revealed the end about 30 secs to soon.
My other complaint was that it is billed as a suspenseful thriller. Although there are a few scenes that made me jump, the movie really wasn't all that thrilling. The characters also have a lofty way of talking that seems to drag out some of the scenes.
The story is more a romance between Joaquin Phoenix and Bryce Howard (Ron's kid, by the way) than the supernatural thriller we (my brother and I) expected to see.
On the whole it was a good film with a poorly delivered ending.