By, and for, fans of comix

Rating: 10/10 (26 January 2002)

A first edition of a comic book, especially at this point in history, is often slow and ponderous. Character and situations are developed, and plots begin. This is called an origin story, and fans of comix understand that often the story needs a while to develop.
Sadly, film fans aren't attentive to such things. They have become jaded thrill seekers who cannot sit through a film that actually has something to say, and says it in its own sweet time.
This film has a lot going on in it, just in terms of the scripting, and especially in the development of the characters. (In fact, this is the only film I own on DVD where I disagreed with every single deleted scene. I felt that the scenes only added MORE to the story.)
It is a rare film, for me, that makes me actually desire to see a sequel. Not only do I ache for a return to the story of David Dunn, I felt inspired to actually write out a quick treatment. Fans of Star Wars and the X files do that, I know, and I never understood that, until I watched this film.

M. Night Shyamalan has also made The Sixth Sense and Wide Awake, both of which I also suggest.