Eerie, moody and atmospheric follow-up to The Sixth Sense. A bit empty, but reasonably good.

Rating: Null/10 (28 March 2003)

M. Night Shy- insert weird syllable here- s follow up to The Sixth Sense is a moody and enjoyable one. `Unbreakable' establishes the director's style of `subtly creepy with a twist' sense of filmmaking. While it's not as good as The Sixth Sense' it is still very good entertainment. The dark settings and unusual atmosphere and to the established uniqueness.
The acting is fairly good aswell. Bruce Willis is very quiet for the most part, but does a solid job. Samuel L. Jackson, in his third film working with Willis (I think), is equally impressive as the personified form of fragile glass. Robin Wright Penn is OK as the distant wife, but perhaps a bit too vague and indefinite. It works with a small cast but keeps you compelled to their actions.
The only fault I have is that it isn't rewatchable. The first time watching it, you don't know what will happen and are constantly on the edge of your seat. But the second time round, you know when the scares are coming and you'll probably find the intervals between the spooky scenes too be a bit too long and irrelevant. But the twist in the end and the unique sense of style are enough to keep you thoroughly entertained.
While it doesn't aim for the high note of success as the Sixth Sense did and isn't as expansive and fulfilling as the other movie, it is still a good mixture of humane drama and surreal science fiction. I give it 6.7/10.