Whereas The Sixth Sense left audiences surprised but surprisingly comfortable, this more mature and ambitious movie preserves its ambiguities and keeps everyone guessing.
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02/09/06
Unbreakable (2000)
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Reviews Counted:154
Fresh:104
Rotten:50
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: With a weaker ending, Unbreakable is not as a good as The Sixth Sense. However, it is a quietly suspenseful film that intrigues and engages, taking the audience through unpredictable twists and turns along the way.
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: UNBREAKABLE stars Bruce Willis as David Dunne, a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely... [More]
Starring: Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright Penn, Spencer Treat Clark
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Reviews for Unbreakable
Top CriticAn oddly muted comic-book fable that treads a fine line between ridiculous and profound.
10/30/02
The more I say, the more I risk spoiling surprises
02/17/02
Beautifully well made, intelligent films like this don't come along very often.
12/10/01
Shyamalan has shown himself to be an outstanding master of atmosphere and a riveting storyteller.
04/16/01
Top CriticGreat performances, moments and ideas. If it doesn’t provide the tidy ending that made The Sixth Sense a talking-point, that might not be a bad thing.
02/07/01
Top CriticSome audiences may find the ending silly, some may not find the ending a big deal, and some will be completely blown away. But you'll just have to watch and find out what the big deal is, won't you?
04/29/09
With all these superlatives, how could Shyamalan so badly misjudge vital elements to the story? The melodramatic elements take away substantially from much of what could otherwise be hailed as a masterpiece.
10/18/08
The characters (especially Willis’) are drab and uninteresting, and the story, even allowing for the supernatural overtones, is unconvincing.
08/07/08
The old magic fails to re-materialize, thanks to overwrought melodrama and contrived plot developments.
07/16/08
a little too pretentious but still good
01/07/08
Shyamalan takes us in close, picking up sad and angry whispers; his people almost never raise their voices.
07/25/07
The dialogue has more pauses than a High School production of Samuel Beckett. And while that works up to a point, you find yourself wanting to grab the characters and shake them out of their introspective stupors.
07/14/07
With Unbreakable , Mr. Shyamalan establishes himself as a distinctive auteur with a very personal style.
04/27/07
Shyamalan has already established his own personal stamp for his films.
05/26/06
Remarkable, dark, and surprising.
10/01/05
Un hommage fulgurant à la bande dessinée dont bon nombre des adaptations qui ont suivi auraient gagné à prendre comme exemple.
09/22/05
Unbreakable is an extraordinarily quiet movie. Impatient audience members will probably give up on the movie early, and they'll miss out.
12/06/04
Shyamalan has a way to go before ascending to the level of Alfred Hitchcock, the uncontested master of psychological suspense, but he clearly wants to do so.
06/26/04
Might have made an interesting episode of the X-Files, but it fails as a full length movie.
12/30/03
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