M. Night Shyamalan's worst so far

Rating: 6/10 (25 December 2005)

The Village is where M. Night Shyamalan was bound to go like other great directors have gone before - to a so-so film. This is definitely not one of Shyamalan's best and it mostly has to do with the fact that the script was very predictable and though it's as slow as his previous films, because the script suffers, so does the pacing. The only real plus to this average thriller is newcomer Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of actor turned director Ron Howard) whose superior acting as blind Ivy Walker shows that M. Night Shyamalan still has what it takes when it comes to directing actors. I look forward to his next film, Lady in the Water. However, this time, only a 6 out of 10.