As in Sixth Sense , Shyalaman again creates an overall noir mood that keeps one on edge, despite the film's deliberate pace. Jackson is excellent as well, looking like an unnaturally tall netherworld pimp in his long leather coat, custom padded car and odd hairstyle. Shyalaman and his cast take you down a path, and you go along willingly, but far from at ease. The unknown was never explored on film in this manner before. It reminds me more of Taxi Driver than any horror or sci-fi movie I can think of.
Flaws are few.
One could say that Shyalaman's films have a hard time portraying the woman's viewpoint, which I can't argue. Robin Wright Penn, as Dunne's wife, is the significant female character, and she's there mostly to have an effect on the male characters. But then, maybe Night will surprise us all, putting a female in the solid center of his next picture.