I see bored people...

Rating: 1/10 (31 July 2004)

OK, I was not a fan of The Sixth Sense because I saw the ending coming a mile away, and the whole movie was built on the "surprise" ending. I avoided Unbreakable in theaters for this reason, only to discover it was a pretty decent movie when a friend showed me the DVD. I really enjoyed Signs, simply because of the directors three movies, it relied the least on a big twist ending. The Village has not one, not two, but three big twists and none of them help support this lame attempt at suspense. The acting is horrible, the script laughable, and the big twists only make you feel like Mr. Shyamalan needs to be stopped at any cost. Once again, the big surprises are so obvious that a five year old could figure them out, this may have been OK if anything that preceded these events were even remotely worth sitting through...but they are not. Ol' M. Night shows how completely full of himself he is by including a ridiculous Hitchcock style cameo near the end...when you are simply praying for the credits to role...and it only serves to remind you that Hitchcock he ain't...do yourself a favor...read some spoilers and save your money...the big surprise it not worth the pain and total boredom you will suffer to get to it.