Divided opinions *SPOILER ALERT*

Rating: Null/10 (17 October 2001)

I just had to watch 'Unbreakable' twice in a row for part of my film studies course, and I still haven't made my mind up whether I thought it was brilliant or terrible. It's certainly slow, but that's not really a problem for me. Anyway, I just wanted to address a couple of points that some other users have made. One person said there was no comic relief in the film at all. Uh, HELLO? What about when Joseph tries to shoot David: sure, it's very tense but it provokes that nervous hilarity reaction. I was certainly laughing out loud. I also found the weightlifting scene pretty amusing, and Audrey's "It won't affect me" speech got me going too. There are also plenty of moments of unintentional humour - or maybe it's intentional - are we meant to take Elijah seriously? Who knows... The other thing was a criticism of Bruce Willis' acting skills. As my teaching assistant pointed out, the one-note performance is perfect for this role: he just looks clueless, mundane, ordinary. It's in contrast to Sam Jackson, who's so exaggerated and comic-booky: that's the whole point, right? Anyway, all I can say is that I found the film to be weird, and certainly very stylish. And, as with most movies, it's important to see it on a big screen (maybe that's why people who rented it hated it so much).