Not very good

Rating: 5/10 (14 February 2010)

Just rewatched UNBREAKABLE. My opinion hasn't changed -- this is a bizarre and ultimately unsatisfying tale inspired by comic books -- but it is interesting to watch Bruce Willis turn into a super hero of sorts. It also is interesting to watch his developing relationship with his son, who almost shoots him at one point. But the film is just too off the wall, and its appeal will lie with art-house crowd at best. Sam Jackson plays a comic book-obsessed cripple who sets up a series of terrible accidents in order to ferret out a super hero. M. Nighgt hasn't made a satisfying film since SIXTH SENSE, which is truly sad. He builds his odd little movies around themes -- ghosts, space aliens, mermaids, etc. -- but doesn't seem to know where to go with them (other than SIXTH SENSE). Watch at your peril.