| The Village Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4/5) |
| One thing I always find rewarding about M. Night
Shyamalan's films is that they bear up well under
analysis. They invite discussion at the depths
of an art film, but with the accessibility of a
big Hollywood film. While none of his films
since...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3/4) |
| M. Night Shyamalan has been known as the new prince of suspense and horror in
movies. He's also been crowned as the new Spielberg, an achievement that is
still unclear to me. Prior to Shyamalan's "The Sixth Sense" hit, he directed
two largely unknown...more |
| The Village Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 6/10) |
| PLOT:
It's 1897 and a group of adults have built a community within a forest that
contains certain "creatures" of unknown origin. The townfolk have lived
side-by-side with the strange beings for many years, mainly because of a set of
established rules...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Matt Noller (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has come to be known as a "twist"
director, one whose meticulously crafted films always - always - lead to a
surprise. With mixed results (Signs, for instance, I actively disliked), all
of Shyamalan's previous films...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Andy Keast (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard,
William Hurt, Jaoquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Brendan Gleeson, Judy Greer and
Sigourney Weaver. more |
| The Village Review |
| by Balaji Srinivasan |
| Long before he made big-time movies that he is associated with like
Psycho, Rear Window or Rope, Alfred Hitchcock came out with a few
lesser-known but more engrossing movies in the early 1940s. These
included Rebecca, Suspicion and Shadow of Doubt. The...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "The Village" (Touchstone Pictures)
The name M. Night Shyamalan drew crowds on opening weekend, along with
expectations of psychological horror, from the creator of "The Sixth Sense,"
"Unbreakable" and "Signs." But "The...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Ryan Ellis |
| Has M. Night Shyamalan surrounded himself with so many "Yes" men that no one
will tell him he's made a crappy movie? Power in Hollywood provides a strong
insulation from criticism and this incredibly successful young director is
his own biggest star....more |
| The Village Review |
| by Bob Bloom (Rating: 3/4) |
| THE VILLAGE (2004) 3 stars out of 4. Starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin
Phoenix, Adrien Brody, William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Gleeson, Cherry more |
| The Village Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| There is something lurking in the Covington Woods and
the folks living in the adjacent valley have
maintained a truce with the creatures – the folks in
the little hamlet will stay out of the woods and
"those we don't speak of" will leave them alone....more |
| The Village Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| After his previous big successes (THE SIXTH SENSE, UNBREAKABLE and SIGNS), M.
Night Shyamalan shows in THE VILLAGE that he has clearly lost his touch. Slow,
silly and stupid, this pretentious picture almost matches DOGVILLE in its
ridiculous pomposity....more |
| The Village Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Touchstone Pictures
Grade: B+
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Written by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Bryce Dallas Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody,
William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Brendan Cleeson, Cherry
Jones, Celia...more |
| The Village Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B+) |
| In the late 1800's, a group of people live harmoniously but fear the woods
which surround them. Creatures live in the woods and only Lucius Hunt
(Joaquin Phoenix, "Signs") desires to brave 'Those We Don't Speak Of' to
venture beyond the boundaries of...more |
