A Disappointing Film

Rating: Null/10 (28 December 2000)

This is the kind of film where, no matter what your opinion is, someone is going to have a completely different opinion. It's a love/hate film and in my opinion, very disappointing.
I, like many, was excited when I heard that M. Night Shyamalan was coming out with another movie, this one the mysterious follow-up to the excellent movie, The Sixth Sense, and also starring Bruce Willis. The trailers seemed promising, with the one line standing out: Are you ready for the truth?
But the movie is a let down, unless like many have said, you're a comic book fan. **SMALL SPOILER** The big secret isn't really a secret at all. We never really find out WHY Bruce Willis can't get hurt, aside from the assumption that it's because he's a super-hero, which is so lame in my opinion. The part at the end, though surprising, isn't really the shock you spend the film waiting for, unlike in The Sixth Sense, when you aren't even sure there is a surprise ending until it comes up and hits you in the face.
The cinematography was good, as was the acting. I thought the cameo by M. Night Shyamalan was a little too obvious. I mean, I knew it was him the moment I saw him. There were a lot of plot holes, like how come Bruce Willis never noticed his strange power to see things and the fact that he'd never been sick.
All the way home, my mom and I discussed the film and tried to figure out it's deeper meaning, but in the end, we were disappointed. One of the main reasons I saw this film was because M. Night Shyamalan had written it and I loved The Sixth Sense. The next film he comes out with I may not see, just because of this one. See the film, judge for yourself, then choose a side for the love-it or hate-it movie of the year.