Not worth the horror

Rating: 3/10 (31 July 2004)

I was really interested in seeing the village. It broke my heart that the morning of the release the radio movie guy said, "There is a twist, as expected, but it is really lame." Though Gene Shalit, Leonard Maltin and those other movie company whores lie, the Radio Movie Guy who makes less than you do rarely does. The twist is utterly pathetic, and I found myself afterward looking for the door so I could find an excuse to leave, since I had waiting so long though excruciatingly poor (Yet apparently historically correct) acting. Sure some of it is scary, but flashy costumes, music and well placed sound effects could make Dumbo scary. Shyamalan has paved his way through some potentially dumb plots and ended them well. I liked Signs (but I'll deny it if anyone asks) and I loved the ending of Sixth Sense. I guess he could have done a lot worse with the Village ending. Maybe in the end it could have been a reality TV show.
For those of you privileged enough to live in the Northwest, wait to see this at a McMenimans for $3. The rest of you...rent it and watch in on a really big TV.