Who said this movie was bad?

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2004)

All of the negative reviews about this film were written by those who most likely went in to this movie expecting to see a horror flick. As most of M. Night Shamalan films The Village was a thought provoking look at people, their surroundings, their fears, their attributes, and so forth. The terror of it all lies mostly in the audiences heads. It's really the thriller of the mind, if you even want to call it that. If the people who hated on this film didn't enjoy it for the above reason, then the second reason for their dismay was probably the slow pace this film was taking. Each and every scene drew us closer, and gave us answers, but the cuts didn't happen every minute as most movies are these days that are like long extended versions of music videos. I thought this film was shot perfectly, and beautifully. Whoever can disagree with me on that is out of his or her mind! The acting was so wonderful, and I adored Adrien Brody's portrayl of a mentally disabled villager who did something [bad] he did not intend to do, because even with his wrong doing he managed to keep me, at least, caring for him and sympathizing. Ron Howards' daughter was amazing as well. Even though in the film her eyes do not work, she manages to tell stories with them, and show emotion with them as well. Jo. Pheonix was so lovable, I just wanted to give him a hug. On top of the "weird supernatural" premise, it was a love story, and a cute one at that. I also spotted M. Night!!! w00t I love playing the "spot the director's cameo in the movie" game.
Anyway, disregard the bad reviews, this film is a good watch.