Slightly overlong, but works.

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2008)

Actually, I've been avoiding this film because of all bad press, bad reviews and people telling me it sucks. But I was surprised to see a film which actually wanted to say something, and did it in a good way.
For me, THE VILLAGE is probably the best Shamalayan film I've seen, since this is not only good cinema - it also has an underlying theme and story that tries to criticize our world. It's well done.
The twists and turns are good, and the last twist is best.
Best are the actors, dialog and feeling/mood. However, the film is too long and could've used some editing.
Nice little movie that could've been filmed for $1 Million, and still worked wonders. Shamalayan is overpriced, and he's not worth his salary, but at least he gives us some good entertainment for the moment.
I want to give this one a 6 out of 10, since it has some great ideas, even though it's painfully slow and boring at some times. Nice to watch alone a rainy day.