Don't Count Him Out Yet

Rating: 7/10 (2 July 2005)

M. Night Shyamalan made an interesting move in this game of chess also known as the movie business. A lot of us did not catch but those select few did. Think about it..you make a stunning ghost thriller to make a great first impression, you make a crippling movie like Unbreakable to continue that reputation but you put an unlikely cast within it to make it unique. Signs..he throws his thoughts and ideas about the fate of the planet (many would say an H.G. Wells knock-off), and most recently he sends us the village, a more softer dramatic side of his spectrum. This movie and all other movies are put in a specific sequence that I think will all come together to build the end all of all M. Night Shyamalan films. I enjoyed the villages even though a lot of my friends did not, in some way I could connect with a good part of the plot. Therefore like a lot of his movies I've had to watch it a number of times to get the entire 'spoonfull', that message. In my humble opinion I think that Shyamalan did a great job on this movie and he also did a great job of widening the spectrum of his film career. With this film he is saying "This rabbit hole goes a lot deeper." Comments/Questions please, I have a feeling there will be a few.