Yawn

Rating: Null/10 (3 August 2004)

I was very disappointed in The Village. I didn't find it particularly scary or enthralling. In fact, the first 3/4 of the movie was fairly boring and extremely slow moving. The ending was an unexpected twist, but there's a lot of boredom before then. On a positive note the acting and camera work were brilliant. Ron Howard's daughter gave a tremendous performance; I look forward to seeing her in the future. Joaquin Phoenix was great too. If you go to this and think you will be riveted to the screen, as in The Sixth Sense, you may be disappointed. I know I was. I expected something much better from MNS. Judging from the comments I heard from others leaving the theater I wasn't alone in my opinions. In any event if you go see this film, do not let anyone tell you in advance how it ends or it won't be worth seeing at all.