"They say this one has a surprise ending."

Rating: 10/10 (24 February 2001)

I just got back from watching Unbreakable for the second time, and I still think it's a good movie. After looking over all of the comments that everyone made about this movie, I'm really sick of people trying to be clever by putting the words "Unbearable" or "Unwatchable" in their summaries. Obviously this is a "Love it or hate it" movie. Personally, I liked it. I have been collecting comics for about fifteen years now, and I liked the way that Shyamalan incorporated elements from comic books into his story. I thought it was an interesting idea that there could be a man who had superhuman gifts but didn't realize it. I didn't mind the slow pace of the movie, and I liked the dark, somber look of the movie, which reflected the sadness Dunn felt about how his life had turned out. The scenes with Joseph in them added a necessary amount of humor which kept the film from being too depressing. The first time I saw the film, I was totally surprised by the ending. Unlike the Sixth Sense, this movie didn't have any real clues as to what was going to happen at the end. But I did like the surprise twist, no matter what anyone else says.