Not the best but it's up there

Rating: 7/10 (20 January 2005)

Just like any film from director M. Night Shayamaylan you can expect that there would be a twist neat the end of the film which pretty much defines how good or bad that movie is. I got to say that despite what a lot of people said I actually liked the twist of the movie. I definitely think that this was better than the one they had in Unbreakable and perhaps Signs. I was pretty shocked when they revealed the true nature pf the Village.
Another great aspect I felt was the performance of Bryce Howard, daughter of acclaimed director Ron. She seemed to be very comfortable with her role and seemed to fly through her role as a blind woman. I especially liked her performance towards the end of the film. I guess the fact that she was trained on a stage acting where there are no take twos unlike the world of cinema.
I guess one of my main disappointments with the film because I though the movie would take a more supernatural approach as seen in the trailer. Yes there were few parts that had thus but generally it was more of a drama. Plus they had a love story placed in as a major theme which made it even bizarre.