Don't Waste Your Time Visiting the Village.

Rating: Null/10 (31 July 2004)

I'm sorry to say this, but The Village was a really terrible movie. I have been a fan of M. Night Shyamalan for many years and came into this movie with high hopes. When the movie begins you find a small village of modest people living isolated from any other towns or villages. The people live almost a utopian-like lifestyle and are unconcerned and unaware of other activities in the world. The one thing that does concern the people of the village are the "creatures" that live in the woods surrounding them. The story then proceeds to tell about these two characters, Lucius and Ivy who fall in love and are planning to get married. Unfortunately Lucius has made the mistake of entering the woods and upsetting the "creatures". During the night the "creatures" enter the village and warn the people by painting red marks upon the doors.
The story holds a lot of potential but sadly the director failed in his attempt to chill the audience with another of his famous suspense-thrillers. Many questions I felt were left unanswered and the ending was a great disappointment. The acting however was fantastic. The entire cast did an extraordinary job of portraying simple villagers trying to lead a life of innocence. M. Night Shyamalan did great things during The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable, and Signs but missed the mark with The Village. Hopefully next time we can expect another great thriller as Shamalayn has proven that he can create.