How I wanted to flee the dreadful 'Village' after its first 20 minutes. What happened? It's the story. It's the direction. It's Shyamalan.
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10/16/04
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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.
Theatrical Release:Jul 30, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $114,170,863
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
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Reviews for The Village
The Village est la première réelle déception provenant de Shyamalan.
10/07/04
Definitivamente no será recordada entre lo más selecto de su filmografía, pero si gustan del género y del sudor frío, esta es una obligada.
09/20/04
A powerful tale of isolationism, a desire for innocence and hope, and a fear of the unknown.
09/19/04
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09/13/04
The Village is an enormous disappointment -- not because the ending is so banal, but because Shyamalan has become a director who no longer trusts his talent.
09/08/04
The film's biggest disservice is Shyamalan's uneven, confusing script that concludes with a surprise, but a dismal one.
09/05/04
the color Red is forbidden because it attracts Those We Do Not Speak Of - except, apparently, for all of the Red herrings Shyamalan has left strewn about
09/04/04
Shyamalan deveria abandonar a carreira de roteirista e dedicar-se apenas à de diretor: seu talento é grande demais para ser desperdiçado em tramas cada vez piores.
09/02/04
A well-meaning, half-hour Twilight Zone episode stretched to the outer limits of a two-hour feature.
08/23/04
In this election year, our cinemas have been overrun by insincere communities headed by dissemblers-in-chief.
08/19/04
The Village is both atmospheric and beautifully shot, but the end result is deeply disappointing.
08/19/04
Go in with a snide attitude, desperate to see The Sixth Sense director fail, and you'll leave with your prejudices underpinned. Better to embrace the experience and allow Shyamalan to show off his sublime gift for suspense.
08/19/04
Made with such elegance, atmosphere and wonderfully mannered performances it will nestle deep inside your head, refusing to budge.
08/19/04
Another voluptuous piece of tension and Shyamalan's best work since The Sixth Sense
08/19/04
Unfortunately, the chills here are poorly thought out, and the plot twists are more predictable than interesting.
08/17/04
...doesn’t even begin to ignite the protrusive passion that trademark Shyamalan films are known for...a solitary thrill-maker in search of an imaginative spark
08/16/04
Shyamalan’s best film to date.
08/16/04
Shyamalan made a big impression with his out-of-the-blue twist in his first blockbuster, but now I wonder if he's capable of anything else but twists.
08/15/04
Shyamalan's carny act already feels like it's decades old.
08/13/04
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