Unbreakable (2000)
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Critic 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.
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Cast
as David Dunn
as Elijah Price
as Audrey Dunn
as Joseph Dunn
as Elijah's Mother
as Dr. Mathison
as Comic Book Clerk
as Kelly
as Elijah Price (age 13)
as Babysitter
as School Nurse
as David Dunn (age 20)
as Audrey (age 20)
as Orange Suit Man
as E.R. Doctor
as Stadium Drug Dealer
as Businessman
as Saleswoman
as Priest
as Ancient Personnel Secretary
as Noel
as Green Army-Jacketed Man
as Physician
as Physical Therapist
as Mother Walking By
as Thermometer Boy
as Truck Driver
as Peering Girl on Train
as Radio Announcer
as Shoplifter
as Slicked-Hair Man
as Frat Party Boy
as Frat Party Girl
as Hostage Father
as Hostage Girl
as Hostage Boy
as Security Dispatcher
as Five-year-old Boy
as Bar Patron
as EastRail Engineer
as Hostage Woman
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Critic Reviews for Unbreakable
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With Unbreakable , Mr. Shyamalan establishes himself as a distinctive auteur with a very personal style.
Whereas The Sixth Sense left audiences surprised but surprisingly comfortable, this more mature and ambitious movie preserves its ambiguities and keeps everyone guessing.
Samuel L. Jackson plays a comic-book-art collector named Elijah, as in the prophet, and his stare could probably burn a hole through Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
Thrill-kill plots, cardboard characters and zap-pow editing are not for Shyamalan, who takes his good, thoughtful time to snare audiences in his dark web.
What Unbreakable shows is Mr. Shyamalan's remarkable growth as a director.
An engaging and intriguing yarn.
Audience Reviews for Unbreakable
Shyamalan displays an absolute control of his film and the type of story he wants to tell, making use of many elaborate long takes and elegant camera movements to enhance the tension of his intriguing plot while keeping us always involved even when the pacing seems to slow down.
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"Unbreakable," in my opinion, represents M. Night Shyamalan simultaneously at his best and worst. With an extremely slow burn building up to the finale, the story goes through exciting and boring sequences, making for a very uneven film. Again, this is just my opinion, but I feel as though these actors (who are all great here) are thinking they are in a better film that what the reality upholds. Born with a defect, David (Bruce Willis) slowly begins to discover that he may have super human abilities that have made him stronger and stronger over the course of his life. Unable to die, he begins to turn his life around after meeting someone who believes in him. With a few nice twists at the end of the film, it is definitely worth watching to savour them. Aside from an intriguing premise, some nice cinematography, and a great cast, it is all about the execution, which I think it kind of failed at. I was not sucked into the story like I thought I would be, but the twist paid off well, which is a bizarre contrast. I enjoyed portions of this film, but I disliked it overall. "Unbreakable" is a solid attempt, but sadly it is a slight miss.
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What if you were a superhero, but didn't even know it? That is the premise of Unbreakable, and it is quite interesting. Not as interesting as Sixth Sense was though.
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Unbreakable Quotes
| Joseph Dunn: | I'll just shoot him once. |
| David Dunne: | If you shoot me, the bullets will bounce back... |
| Elijah Prince: | They call me Mr.Glass. |
| Elijah Prince: | This is an art gallery, my friend, and this is a piece of art. |
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