underrated.

Rating: 10/10 (12 August 2018)

It's far from a perfect film, but I have to give it a 10 to combat the mediocre ratings because of a collective bias against M. Night's hit-or-miss films.
The twists and reveals aren't as satisfying as those of The Sixth Sense, and there's some unfortunately shoddy editing in the climactic scenes (all those establishing shots of the forest take us out from the tension...)
But this movie is my go-to example for how to portray romance. Writers take note. There are various forces that keep the two lovers apart from each other throughout; it's through DISTANCE, rather than through kissing and sex scenes, that keeps the tension strong. and that tension only adds to the thrills.
And the violin score is equally thrilling, haunting and gorgeous. One of the most beautifully scored films ever.
Does it deserve a 10? No but somewhere between 7.0 - 7.7 would be more fair.