5/10: The good was really good, the bad was really bad

Rating: 5/10 (28 November 2000)

The Good: Artistically, this film was another great effort from M. Night. Visually, many of the scenes had great impact. The acting was also technically very good. All the roles were well executed but none stood out like Samuel L. Jackson's. Before seeing the movie I feared Jackson would seem out of place portraying the frail Elijah- I should have trusted his talent.
The Bad: I think the weakness here was the overall structure of the story. The first act was the majority of the movie. By that I mean by the movie ends roughly 10 minutes after the plot gets interesting. It was like M. Night had a script for a really great movie but instead of filming it, he decided to shoot the back story. A sequel would have the potential to be much better.
The Ugly: Some people in the theater actually laughed at the ending