Eerie, complex, and original.

Rating: Null/10 (7 December 2000)

The director of the Sixth Sense once again brings us a story of invisible powers furthering one man's understanding of himself.
Unbreakable is the slower, more uneven descendant of the former movie, however it definitely has more atmosphere than most thrillers produced today. The frights are somewhat manipulated, however occur at times when the audience least expect it, heightening the originality of the storyline.
The story itself could have been developed and polished a little further I feel, but on the whole Unbreakable is reasonably rewarding. Bruce Willis is excellent, as is Robin Wright Penn. Samuel L Jackson's performance is a little too affected and self-indulgent, but maybe this is what the director intended given the them of comic-book good versus evil.
Overall, more original than most of the dross Hollywood feeds us, and well worth a view. We can watch M. Night Shymalan's career with interest.