August 12, 2004
The Village
How do you write a review of The Village without giving everything away? I don't think you can. I had almost given up on M. Night Shyalaman after Signs, but was persuaded to give him another chance - and I'm glad I did.
There is, of course, a major plot twist 80% of the way into the movie - standard M. Night stuff. But then there's a second and third twist coming almost simultaneously. I had a glimmer of what the third twist was early, but I talked myself out of it - but it turned out to be true. If this makes any sense to you if you haven't seen the film yet (or even, frankly, if you have), you're ahead of me.
But, in any case, it's good and spooky and creepy without being too over-the-top. I'd recommend it. I think I just did.
Posted by michaelf at August 12, 2004 12:48 AM | TrackBack
