slow and eerie as usual, 10 minutes too much, as usual too.

Rating: 7/10 (22 January 2005)

I think I appreciated all Night Shyamalan movies, but I regret each time the length of the ending, often too didactic. Except maybe for "Unbreakable".
I like his way of telling stories from the other side, always playing with the point of view. That's what made the surprise with "The 6th Sense" and especially with "Signs" which narrates an alien invasion of the Earth, but only in one house (just the contrary of "Independance Day") Here again, He delivers an anguishing story with a weird climate, with gives the feeling, without telling, that something is not normal about this 18th century village surrounded by woods that are inhabited by mythical monsters, "those we cannot speak of".
I only regret the slight fear it provides doesn't last more. and the didactic time after the explanation/revelation doesn't last less, leaving some hope for the mystery climate to survive the movie. I ask it: when will M. Shyamalan write more subtle, more open endings ?
Well, I rate it 7 out of 10 for the direction (smooth and subtle), the point of view (his brand as an author) and the climate.