not a fair shake

Rating: 7/10 (5 April 2005)

For all the criticism it has received, there's an undeniable fact that sets this movie apart from all the usual fares we see: it is unique and tries something different. People are upset that the commercials put a different idea of the movie in their heads, then it turns out completely not what they thought they were going to see. what's wrong with that? If you like watching the same thing over and over again, M. NIght Shymalan's films are not for you.
I loved "The Village" for every reason we watch movies: entertainment. I didn't know what was going to happen. That's a good thing. You shouldn't be scared of that. The ideas and the notion of this "amish-like_ society is interesting because I'm sure there are people out there like the elders and have wanted to live in another world. Phoniex and Howard both played this innocent love story so well and showed that love can be pure and simple. This movie also made me jump in some points, and I haven't done that since I saw "Signs." Hmm, another Shymalan film, interesting. For all it's detractors, I will stand by his work because it continues to shock and delight at least this movie-goer.