Big Disappointment

Rating: 2/10 (31 July 2004)

This film DOES NOT DELIVER on the promise created by the marketing buildup that preceded it. The story is reminiscent of an old Twilight Zone episode and could have been told in 22 minutes with 8 minutes of commercials. It is a small story, well-acted, but not worth a theater admission price. M. Night Shyamalan is trading on his Sixth Sense credentials, which admittedly are impressive, but he needs to work a lot harder than this to maintain a passionate fan base. It seems like the studios are letting him do whatever he wants in order to attach his name to a project. He wrote, produced and directed this movie. Spider-man/Peter Parker says: with great power comes great responsibility. Night should recognize that given this much power, he's got the responsibility to turn out better product than The Village. Wait for the DVD rental. Big disappointment.