Well written, well directed, well acted-- the whole package!

Rating: Null/10 (16 August 2004)

This movie is M. Night's best yet- he is truly proving himself as a risk-taking, non-Hollywood-cookie-cutter director who specializes in subtext. There are twists and there are turns in this film, like in many of his other ones, but he's soooo smart in how he handles them- his characters have these underlying subtext that nag at you as the audience and make you speculate and make you think "what if..?... I wonder..." only to get your answer later in the story. His movies are intelligent riddles that excite and enthrall the open-audience member mind. You will love this movie if you can appreciate really having to think for yourself. If you're the type of audience member who wants everything laid out for you right in the beginning and needs cookie cutter story lines, then don't bother seeing this movie. It's brilliance would be wasted on you.