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Summary: A slow, satisfying cinematic meal
Review: The major hurdle that folks need to get over with Unbreakable is its pace. Unbreakable is not like a combo-meal at a fast-food restaurant, which you enjoy by wolfing it down while driving. Rather, it is like a multi-course dinner with an interesting storyteller. If you want to know everything now, don't watch Unbreakable. If you are willing to let it unfold at its own pace, the rewards are incredible.Unbreakable rewards multiple viewings because of a dense storyline, a visually rich cinematography, and a tightly-interwoven screenplay. The more you watch, the more treasures you see, unlike a lot of movies where the more you watch, the more FLAWS you see.
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Summary: Samuel L. Jackson makes this film!
Review: Samuel L Jackson was incredible in this film, Bruce Willis is good too but Samuel steals the show. After all the negative reviews I wasn't expecting much when I finally watched the movie. After the first half hour I was very impressed but still I was waiting for the movie to fall apart. An hour goes by and I'm loving the movie so I think this must be one of those movies that disappoints in the last half. An hour and a half passes and I'm glued to my chair. When is this movie supposed to turn sour? Two hours go by and we're running out of time, it's only gotten better. The only thing left that can go wrong now would have to be at the tail end of the movie. Yet the ending was fantastic! So my question still is, what is wrong with this movie??? In my opinion, absolutely nothing! I found it to be very creative & unique, just the kind of movie I appreciate.
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Summary: Introduction to a comic book hero
Review: I must admit that I really liked this movie. Sure, The Sixth Sense was better, but this movie offers something we rarely see: a complete introduction to a "comic book" style of characters. Because that's what it is, a comic book story, M. Night Shyamalan says it himself. Comics are often weird, silly and can appeal to a limited audience, and so is this movie. The entire movie revolves around this seemingly normal guy who finds out, from a rather weird man, that he is more than an ordinary human being, he has a gift which he must use. We follow his reactions to this revelation and his first steps in the world of superheroes. There isn't much action because it is first and foremost a film about this whole discovery. This is a really dark movie, not only in the moods and the visuals, but also in the contents. Willis' character's first action is against a psychopath who killed two adults and kept their children emprisonned. The movie draws a lot toward the darker aspect of comic books. Spoilers warning I really don't understand why people hated the ending so much. It completely makes sense! Well, in a "comic book" type of mentality. This guy who has always felt like he was a mistake, who grew up living off comics, became maddened by his own place in life, he neeeded answers, he needed some sort of "utility". IMO, people should understand that this is a comic book movie, and not a sequel to The Sixth Sense.
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Summary: Unwatchable
Review: Sadly, this film did not live up to those high expectations. I found THE SIXTH SENSE to be one of the best films for ages, but this is a lame follow up. I like Samuel L. Jackson films normally, and he is good in this, but it isn't one of his better films. I almost fell asleep watching this as the pacing is so slow and character development is scarce. It becomes un-interesting and far fetched, as for the twist, well, its not too bad, but nothing surprising. I was hoping this was going to be a brilliant movie experiance, my advice is not to keep your hopes up, because, unlike the film, they will be breakable.
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Summary: Excellent movie on a problematic DVD
Review: As others have said, this was an excellent movie... It does a great job setting itself up to be in a trilogy, as well as still remaining substantial as an individual movie. My only problem came with getting the movie started. Using a Creative DXR-3 Decoder on my computer, i was unable to let the dvd menu opening play. If i did not skip ahead to the DVD menu, it froze every time. By going to the chapter menu, however i was able to start the movie problem free, and enjoy perhaps the best movie that ive seen for a while.
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Summary: Work of art...
Review: M. Night is an artist, at the opposite end of the spectrum from typical action pandering Hollywood types. If you need explosions, go elsewhere. If you appreciate a lovingly crafted film that lingers in your mind, give this a try.
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Summary: Incredibly slow.
Review: I actually fell asleep during the movie, had no idea how long I was sleeping, but didn't miss a thing. This was the most agonizingly slow movie I've seen in a long time.
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Summary: very refreshing -
Review: Bruce Willis has earned my deep admiration and respect because he deliberately challenges himself with movie roles that avoid the "hollywood fomula" and focuses instead on much more challenging and riskier projects. This is good for us all: for every "Die Hard", there is a "12 Monkeys". While these experiments don't always work, you have to admit that he has bought us a lot of good movies and proved that as an actor he can cover a breadth of character unrivaled in the current motion picture industry. Unbreakable is one of his experiments that works for me. I enjoyed the movie tremedously. It required a little thought and concentration on my part and while the plot was a little quirky it engaged me. I did not guess the ending at all. The only minor point from my perspective is that this is now the third movie where we see Willis' character as a protector/parent, closely bound with a distrubed young boy. Enough. Nevertheless -I liked this movie a lot, and so did my wife which surpised me as this type of movie is not her favorite - try it - it's worth the time
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Summary: A bit slow but powerful images and characters
Review: I remember catching the previews for this movie on television. I was pretty excited since it was coming from the same guy who created Sixth Sense. The movie definitely had the same spookiness as the Sixth Sense with its eerie, dream-like shots but it didn't have the same element of horror or suspense. The previews for this movie seemed to portray it as an action-packed thriller but the movie tends to be more of an artistic dive of a man's understanding of his abilities. I really enjoyed the fact that even though David (Bruce Willis) has supernatural powers, he was still firmly grounded in reality where good and evil aren't clearly defined. And bad deeds don't come from supervillains but simply from everyday people you may bump into in the street. The twist at the end was wonderful :) And those last three lines of text that showed that this was reality and not a comic book were disappointing but added more depth to the storyline. The movie unravels very slowly. Each scene takes its own time and nothing seems rushed. I felt a dream-like quality in the entire movie, at times creepy, at times lethargic but always watching and observing. A very good movie in my opinion and although it's slow, it's satisfying at the end and does make you think to a certain extent.
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Summary: M. Night Shyamalan continues with "Twilight Zone" escapade
Review: "The 6th Sense" and "Unbreakable" are two movies whos stories revolve around individuals with supernatural abilities they can't come to grips with. Shyamalan himself said these scripts were basically stories in the "Twilight Zone" vein, and he has succeeded well in both films. "Unbreakable" has excellent character development, and while there is some supposed "emptyness" in places, it may have been intentional. Bruce Willis' character was the epitomy of empty, having survived a train wreck at the beginning of the film, and being told by the fragile comic book mogul Samual L. Jackson's character that he is some sort of superhero. But Willis' character struggles with everyday relationships and the confusion that is running rampant since things he can't explain are happening all around him, and added nonsense about having some sort of special ability only adds to the anvil that weighs on his head. For all intents and purposes, Willis' character is just a normal guy with normal problems, which is usually not the calling card of your typical comic book figure. Mood in this film is demonstrated well by the art of the camera angle, be it the manner in which conversations are shot onto the screen (unlike the normal ping pong of the camera), to everyday settings that seem normal at first glance, but beome more and more ominous as the scene plays out. The resolution of the movie really brings the whole concept into full focus...just as your typical twilight zone episode. This is definitely a film worth looking into.
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