Almost There...

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2004)

With all the hype from the months before hand and all there short previews on the television i was getting geared up for what should have been M. Night Shyamalan's greatest film. I was disappointed in what i paid 7.10 for. While it had the Shyamalan style that we've all seen before in Signs, and Unbreakable, it lacked the new elements, that spark of creativity. Shyamalan went from making moveis to following a formula to success. Same plot different setting. Nothing is what it seems and we all learn a valuable life lesson in the end. The cinematography for the Village was still amazing as ever. Shyamalan has a way with the cameras that just make a good film. The pans, angles, fades and cuts all mesh together to make a frightful yet emotional story. If only the plot could follow. Hopefully for his next movie Shyamalan will return to the reason for why he became famous in the first place. Ingenuity. Forget all this hype crap and smoke and mirrors, make a good, creative movie and the audiences will come.