My humble opinion

Rating: 5/10 (4 February 2006)

Although this movie contains a great cast, the story itself is lacking. The concept was good, but the writer seems to have run out of steam early. There is a potential for a really good movie to have been created, too bad it fell alseep.
It almost seemed to have been forced, as if he was under pressure to produce a new script when he was dry of ideas. His other movies had a good flow to them that was obviously not present in this movie.
Although I enjoy seeing M. Night doing his cameo's, much like Alfred Hichcock use to do, this time there could have been slightly more interaction, in my humble opinion. He honestly gave the impression that this was just for a paycheck, rather than an impression of his own enjoyment of his work.
This movie was not advertised as a "Horror", but more as a "Thriller". If you rent this assuming to be a horror you will be disappointed. I knew before I watched it how it was going to end, and was quite happy to rent it anyway.
I'll admit I was expecting more from this movie, and was disappointed the fist time I watched it. The characters will grow on you though, and the acting was flawless.
Being part of an historical re-creation group, I was impressed with how well the mental immagery flowed. I do admit though, to having expected uch more from this film.
If you rent this, keep in mind that it is more along the lines of Unbreakable for keeping you watching to the end, and very much different from Sixth Sense or Signs.
The new one, "Lady In The Water" looks to be more along the same lines. Playing on your need to escape reality to a point. To loose yourself in the mental immagery of one person's fantasy based life.