http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/23/audiences-groan-laugh-m-night-shyamalan/ <--- for those who haven't seen the funny.
http://www.urlesque.com/2010/07/23/audiences-groan-laugh-m-night-shyamalan/ <--- for those who haven't seen the funny.
I can identify with the OP because when I was watching Scott Pilgrim, and this came in the previews, I too laughed out loud when I saw Shyamalan's name on it. So did everyone else. It seemed like such a strange, awful movie, so when his name was attached it was like it clicked for me, and I was like "Oh, OF COURSE it sucks..."
I went to see this tonight...My mate's choice...It was actually better than I thought it was going to be. Granted the acting is generally dire but I like the way the Spanish security guard put everything in to context.
I never saw the twist coming in terms of
Spoiler:
the marine in the elevator being the person who did the hit and run that killed the detective's family
Better than I expected and better than the reviews suggest.
I do wish that the
Spoiler:
suicide at the beginning was used to greater effect to reveal clues as to what was going on
I've seen worse...
Quite a lack of reviews for this movie? I put off seeing this movie for a while due to other (and more better) movies coming out at the time.
Generally.... it was quite good, a good watch with a good twist at the end. But some obvious and ridiculous things happen (no spoilers).
Acting was bad, fair enough they are small-ish kind of actors but it did seem like a really bad cop drama pilot episode.
Discos - 6/10
P.S. M. Night Shyamalan - I think this guy just sits, thinks of the ENDING/TWIST of a movie first.... then writes a story leading up too it. After The Village & Lady of the Water I stopped watching his movies, those were not my cup of tea at all.