Good Movie, but not quite up to Sixth Sense or Signs

Rating: 7/10 (3 September 2002)

I must admit, I am quickly becoming a "Night" fan. After having seen "Sixth Sense" and "Signs", I had to rent this flick. While it is certainly at a higher level of story quality than your average hollywood thriller, what "Unbreakable" lacks is the realism and viewer absortion of the other two movies.
Willis literally plods through the first half of this film. He seems to be constantly depressed and detached, without knowing why. Problem is, I lost track and interest, as he detached my interest as well.
Once it picks up, and Samuel L. Jackson sort of pulls us back into the film by explaining it's premise, and while I like the overall concept, the die had already been cast. I think this is probably the reason this movie did not get the good reviews and word of mouth that the other two flicks did. I also think that the comic-book theme of this movie, while quite interesting to those who know of this field and subculture, will certainly cause the average movie-goer, and even reviewer, to lose interest. All in all a good, but not great, less than satisfying experience.