Better than the 6th Sense

Rating: 7/10 (7 October 2001)

When a director's first film makes you think he's good, and the second tops it, you know that he's another Speilberg. (Then again, lots of films top "Jaws...") This would be one of those films. Riding the success of the rather overrated "Sixth Sense," M. Night Shymalan made a film that, rather than deal with superheroes as guys who fly around and KNOW their powers, made them look like they might not now that they have the power.
Security guard Willis is on a train home one day when the train crashes. (Call it Nightmare at A Few Inches...) He is one of the two-wait, one, the other died soon later-survivors, and he is completely unharmed. Enter Elijah Price (Jackson), a man who has a disease that makes his bones as hard as paper. He was introduced to comic book heroes in his childhood, and owns an art gallery with (what else but) comic book heroes. He thinks that Bruce is a superhero, and then... well, from there on in, you have to see the film.
Notably, if you thought that Sense was slower than a turtle, this goes at a speed of 10 out of 100. Some parts aren't made for those with impatience, but you have to go through those to get to the good parts.
And finally, the twist in the end. I have seen this once (when I get the video, I'll see it again), so I wouldn't know if the twist is just a fast one or really makes sense. (No pun intended.) I won't ruin the ending, because to do so would be a crime.
Rating: 5/6 Reasons: Slower pacing than a turtle is absent, but some scenes really could have been sped up.