The best film of the summer---ONLY READ IF YOU SAW THE FILM

Rating: Null/10 (1 August 2004)

This film was original, suspenseful, scary, and as with all of M. Nights last four films, well edited, photographed, and directed. Although I did suspect that "the towns" would be either a different time or place than the village it was only a back thought as the film kept you engaged with the strength of the characters and the element of suspense in the story line.
I am a 31 year-old-man who does not scare easily in the theatre but this film as well as The Sixth Sense and Signs sent shivers up my spine. This is because M. Night knows that what is not seen is far scarier than what is seen.
I for one like payoff at the end of a film. Some films reveal too much to the audience too soon and the emotional impact at the end of the film is weakened. The Notebook is one example of this.
M. Night does have an ego. All the best do e.g. Stanley Kubrick, Michael Mann, and James Cameron. But the best back up their talk with what they put on the screen. Thats exactly what M. Night has done again with The Village.