I just don't get it

Rating: 1/10 (18 July 2006)

I haven't seen this movie since it came out six years ago, but like then, when i walked out of the theater at the end, I still consider this to be the worst movie I have ever seen. I would follow Unbreakable with Signs and the Village. Many reviewers comment on Shyamalan's skill as a director, but where these reviewers see immense artistry and skill, all I see is pretension which generates a false sense of suspense. Rarely in this movie, or any other Shyamalan movie, does the suspense derive from the plot. Instead, he relies on shot techniques to bring out emotion in the audience. In a great director such techniques should mesh well with the story to create a wonderful cinematic experience. Instead, with Shyamalan, one is only left with laughable trash.