Great movie.

Rating: 8/10 (30 December 2000)

Shyamalan clearly has a gift. It's not that he can see dead people. It's not that he is seemingly 'unbreakable'. It is, however, a fantastic writing ability. 'The Sixth Sense' was indeed a great movie and contained possibly the greatest over the last ten years. However 'Unbreakable', which is described as it's sequel, has an equally excellent ending. Without giving too much away, it simply leaves you open mouthed and shell shocked (the words "no way!" will probably seep into your mind.
There are several similarities between the two. The soundtrack, camera techniques, even the slow moving Bruce Willis, are almost exact in both of them, which is by no means, a criticism. Samuel L Jackson is purely marvelous as 'Mr Glass' and provides a perfect backdrop to Bruce Willis' soul searching character, with his 'expertise' role. I found that both actors relate so perfectly on screen, the idea of a sequel has now become a 'must'.
The one problem with this film is that the ending left me amazed by the twist, but I expected something more. I sat throughout the movie searching desperately for a clue to what the finale might hold and yet a found very little. However having heard and seen the twist I was disappointed to see the film end so suddenly. The chance for a sequel has been left wide open due to the fact that the film doesn't really finish! Basically, the twist is revealed and the film ends. I was expecting something like in the Sixth Sense, life after the twist.
Despite this the film is well worth watching, with breath taking performances from both Willis and Jackson, although personally...Jackson gets the nod everytime as the better. 8/10. Not all I hoped it would be, but worth waiting for.