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Rating: Null/10 (31 August 2004)

All you poor little people that went to the cinema expecting to be scared witless and come away feeling disappointed.
M Night Shymalan once again shows his unique talent for storytelling,a gift that served him well in his debut film the sixth sense and although not as good,in both unbreakable and signs.
Here we have a movie set in a small village concerning a group of people who fear the legend of the creatures in the wood.
What develops over the next 2 hours is not a tale of things that go bump in the night or bad things lurking in the dark,but a tale of human sacrifice and love,although it did have his usual jumpy parts and the scene set in the woods toward the end involving the young blind girl was as genuinely scary as any I've seen.
I enjoyed this film immensely and the acting especially from brody was as good as you'll see this year.
The message this film does send out is of fear but not the kind I think many people we're expecting,but a kind far worse and more real to all of us in everyday life,hence the decision to isolate themselves in this place.
I'll continue to watch Shymalans movies and enjoy them,in todays world of expensive hollywood blockbusters and cheesy franchises,M Night Shymalan make a refreshing alternative to those intelligent enough to appreciate his film making.