A concept without a coherent plot

Rating: 3/10 (30 December 2012)

The typical twist that's synonymous with a Shyamalan movie isn't enough here to restore coherency to the narrative, where, somewhere in the ponderous, epic 110 minutes, it lost its way in a labyrinth of symbolisms and cryptic clues in which a bewildered Bruce Willis tries to understand why he's suddenly, apparently, invincible. Able to survive fatal train wrecks, bench elite-standard steel and generally surpass mere mortal feats, Bruce has become concerned he might be the world's strongest man, an endowment that is sure to carry an equally onerous duty.
Once you get past Willis, Jackson (as a shady stranger sent to recruit Willis' newfound skills) and Wright (playing Willis' concerned wife), the cast thins out faster than the leading man's receding hairline. Not that the supporting cast is amateurish, but there's a conspicuous absence of familiar faces, names with which you can be comfortable.
The pacing was a distinct challenge for me, and the long-awaited climax and inevitable twist ending, was lacklustre, failing to warrant the hype. After a laborious hour-an-a-half, I was expecting a lot more and was left disappointed.