Dishonest marketing angers horror fans.

Rating: Null/10 (26 September 2004)

The premise of the movie is the only interesting thing about the movie. If you watch the trailer, you've seen everything you need to.
*SPOILERS!!!!*
M. Night Shyamalan sells a horror/mystery movie but gives a slow, boring drama with a soap opera style ending. Maybe the ending could've worked if there were hints or connections in the plot that would not completely surprise or shock the audience. The whole society criticism is very pretentious. In "The Sixth Sense" ghosts are scary and in "The Village" humans are the predator. What will be Mr. Shyamalan's next plot?
The acting is pretty good. Bryce Dallas Howard is great; she's very beautiful and every time she appears the screen shines. Joaquin Phoenix delivers as usually a good performance. Adrien Brody's performance is totally over the top.
Shyamalan's direction is stylish and sets the tension very well but the movie is very slow and that makes the direction look dull, boring.
"The Village" is not better than any of Hallmark Television movies.
The intention is not that bad but it just doesn't works.
Bryce Dallas Howard saves the show. 4/10.