The Village doesn’t pack quite the punch of The Sixth Sense, but it’s equal to Shyamalan’s last two films.
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08/02/04
The Village (2004)
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Reviews Counted:194
Fresh:82
Rotten:112
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: The Village is appropriately creepy, but Shyamalan's signature twist ending disappoints.
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: M. Night Shyamalan's THE VILLAGE finds the renowned writer-director crafting a suspenseful story of a small community whose inhabitants are plagued by fear of the unknown forest that surrounds... [More]
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Reviews for The Village
Would I see it again? I may never go to any Shyamalama-ding-dong movie again.
08/02/04
Forget the twist at the end and concentrate on the love story for that is where the magic lies.
08/02/04
Overall - an average film. A clever story is realized in a rather bland way. Sort of a "Little Red Riding Hood" seed planted in the mind of M. Knight.
08/02/04
Shyamalan's Village provides an open window into his gifts - and flaws - as a top-flight director
08/02/04
Shyamalan should consider a chicken-or-the-egg question of his own making: What comes first, the plot or the plot twist?
08/02/04
...une fable simpliste et naïve...
08/02/04
Hollywood's Worst Argument Against Homeland Security since The Terminal
08/02/04
In his quest to outsmart his audience and outdo his previous films Shymalan has become, dare I say it, predictable.
08/02/04
It’s as disappointing as thinking you are about to get on a fast roller coaster, strapping in tight, and then being sent through “It’s a Small World.”
08/01/04
Admiring a con man's skill doesn't make me any less enraged when he's ripped me off.
08/01/04
...here’s the answer to the biggest question you’ll have after the movie is over: no, you can’t get your money back.
08/01/04
While The Village may not ultimately be considered one of Shyamalan's best efforts...it still bears his unique mark for understanding the human condition.
08/01/04
Movies are far too expensive to waste your hard earned money on this mess.
08/01/04
I, too, think the War on Terror is hypocritical B.S., but I don't go around making badly-written movies about it.
07/31/04
A faux thriller, so filled with camouflage and manipulation that when the big twists are finally revealed, the entire film loses any true sense of value.
07/31/04
(Shyamalan's) twofold objective is to tell his story while keeping the audience off-balance, so they don’t know for sure what’s around the next corner.
07/30/04
It sets a scary sylvan atmosphere but provides few frights and lots of unintentional chuckles.
07/30/04
Sure to divide, if not downright piss off a lot of people. Personally, I loved it.
07/30/04
This isn't a Spooky and Clever Supernatural Thriller at all, but a thoughtful, challenging allegory that stops at nothing short of a statement on the human condition.
07/30/04
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