More overindulgence...

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2004)

The thing about Mr Shamyalan is that he has such POTENTIAL, but needs to reign himself in a bit. The Sixth Sense was great - good pacing, nice mood, with a twist that wasn't too hokey. It was a good idea, reasonably well-presented. Unbreakable is another good idea - intelligent, above-average, however poorly paced with some truly odd acting (check out the scene with the child in the kitchen - very very odd - it's obviously supposed to be tense, but I just found it hilarious). Shamyalan has such potential, and a good visual eye, but he tends to be overindulgent, and gets carried away with himself. He needs to stop showing up in cameos too - ill-advised since he's not an actor. His movies are always interesting though, Unbreakable being one of the least effective of them. Better than a lot of the dross that's around at the moment though!