Weary in Walkerville

Rating: 3/10 (19 April 2009)

A bunch of people who talk like Barbara Eden's character in "I Dream of Jeannie" (they do not use contractions) live in an utopia "Village". In exchange for their blessed simplicity, they must stay out of "The Woods" (My mother told me to stay out of bowling alleys, but whatever). They say creatures called "Those We Do Not Speak Of" live in the forest.
(Ron Howard's daughter) Bryce Dallas Howard stars as "Ivy Elizabeth WALKER". For a blind woman, Ms. Howard is amazing (their female "Daredevil"). Other characters are played by Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, and Sigourney Weaver - if you're familiar with their resumes, you could be disappointed in this movie. Roger Deakins excels.
*** The Village (7/26/04) M. Night Shyamalan ~ Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt