Not broken too badly...

Rating: 7/10 (12 July 2001)

I'm not much of a fan of M. Night Shyamalan's films or directorial style. Although I "sort of" enjoyed The Sixth Sense in the theater, I made the mistake of buying it on DVD for some unknown reason -- it's impossible to enjoy that film more than once, because the "twist" at the end is really the entire worth of the film, IMO. Once that twist is known, the movie becomes a real bore, and is really not watchable more than one time.
"Unbreakable" fared somewhat better in my eyes, but still lacks far too much. Like others have commented, the ending is too abrupt. Although I didn't see it coming, it just doesn't grant the viewer the "payoff" they deserve.
That said, I believe Unbreakable is actually the better film by far. I could easily watch it again, knowing the "surprise ending." The pacing of the movie was good most of the way through (I wasn't squirming in my seat like I was during "A.I."), the acting was reasonably good, and I didn't notice those funny camera angles like some of the other reviewers here. To me, the "problem" with Unbreakable lies mostly with the ending -- definitely anticlimactic and abrupt (and the text-over "explanations" definitely detracted, in my opinion). The surprise twist is delightful for approximately 10 seconds, at which point it fades.
Also, I have to admit that I don't much appreciate the "light-core horror/supernaturalism" genre. Give me The Exorcist, Jacob's Ladder, Serpent and the Rainbow, Fallen or even Ghost over M. Night Shyamalan's watered-down, empty and un-moving brand of "horror/supernatural" any day. Anyhow, I give Unbreakable a rating of 7/10 -- and mostly thanks to Samuel L. Jackson's great performance.
P.S... I have an almost unused copy of "The Sixth Sense" sitting here on DVD that I watched only 1/8 of the way through before falling asleep... anyone wanna buy it? (just kidding, no Emails please -- I'll dump it off on Ebay or something eventually).