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Summary: A talented auteur
Review: I enjoyed this film, and while the comparisons with "The Sixth Sense" are inevitable, this one should be considered on it's own merits. A good story, good acting and beatifully filmed, the director's attention to detail will become legendary. Note the use of colors, the subtle interconnections of seemingly unrelated people/situations, and the precise pacing. The film bears up well with repeated viewings, and the extras provided are succinct, and add to one's appreciation of the writer/director's vision. A very worthy film to follow the blockbuster that, like it or not, "The Sixth Sense" became, this is a good disc to buy.
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Summary: leave it in the shelf
Review: A stupid film. The pace is slow. The plot is absolutely empty. You know from the beginning what is going to happen and if you have enjoyed The Sixth Sense you will also know from chapter 0 that you'll have a surprise at the end. I have heard: "A great movie about superheroes, with no special effects at all". I agree with the last part: no special effects. And this is OK. But where is the superhero? Nothing happens in the movie and the end may require a sequel... Anyway, I don't think someone can feel any interest in knowing what happens thereafter.
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Summary: Such a disapointment
Review: I gave Mr. Shyamalan tons of credit for making "The 6th Sense". I heard that "Unbreakable" was not as good, so I waited for the DVD to come out. Now, I'm so glad I didn't waste my precious time in the theater for this stupid movie. The story is ridiculous and the editing is really bad. You get irritated watching 2 shadows talking to each other at a distance or from the reflection of something, and it goes on until the next scene. You can't use the same technique from "the 6th sense" on this movie. I bet "Unbreakable" would have turned out more exciting if it was done by someone else...
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Summary: Super, Great, And makes you wonder
Review: When Unbreakable was released, Bruce Willis confirmed that the film was the first in a proposed trilogy. Viewed in that context, this is a tantalizing and audaciously low-key thriller, with a plot that twists in several intriguing and unexpected directions. Standing alone, however, this somber, deliberately paced film requires patient leaps of faith--not altogether surprising, since this is writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's daring follow-up to The Sixth Sense. While just as assured as that earlier, phenomenal hit, Unbreakable is the work of a filmmaker whose skill exceeds his maturity, its confident style serving a story that borders on juvenile. However, Shyamalan's basic premise--that comic books are the primary conduit of modern mythology--is handled with substantial relevance. Willis plays a Philadelphia security guard whose marriage is on the verge of failing when he becomes the sole, unscathed survivor of a devastating train wreck. When prompted by a mysterious, brittle-boned connoisseur of comic books (Samuel L. Jackson), he realizes that he's been free of illness and injury his entire life, lending credence to Jackson's theory that superheroes--and villains--exist in reality, and that Willis himself possesses extraordinary powers. Shyamalan presents these revelations with matter-of-fact gravity, and he draws performances (including those of Robin Wright Penn and Spencer Treat Clark, as Willis's wife and son) that are uniformly superb. The film's climactic revelation may strike some as ultimately silly and trivial, but if you're on Shyamalan's wavelength, the entire film will assume a greater degree of success and achievement.
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Summary: Don't compare to the Sixth Sense
Review: This is a wonderful film. Some people complain about the pacing of the film and the end that doesn't deliver. A frequent statement seems to be "oh, it's not as good as the Sixth Sense". Well, guess what....this isn't the Sixth Sense Part II. This is a different movie and if you keep repeating the same formula well, you will be making Mummy films.M. Knight is a great writer because he forces the audience to pay attention. Let's be honest, if you were watching The Mummy Returns and left for 10 minutes you didn't miss anything critical. Here, you would. The little details that he adds to his films make them so fresh and entertaining. The rumor is that this could be turned into a trilogy, and if so, we have the entire backstory to all. As far as the ending, not as shocking but just as good. It fit the story.
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Summary: Huh?
Review: I'll keep it short. This movie was such an anti-climax. Bruce was his usual tortured self(but that's cool). The story went so slowly and without any real direction. It just seemed like a lot of filler just to get to the end. Samuel L. Jackson turned in his worst performance to date and really disappointed me because I'm a fan of evertyhing(except for this) that he's done. This could have been a half-hour movie and still had the same impact. This is not he kind of entertainment you pay to see. This was a made-for-tv movie. It should have been on Fox.
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Summary: So close to great
Review: I'm a Bruce Willis fanÑnot always, but most of the time. I'm also a Samuel L. Jackson fan. And I loved The Sixth Sense. So now comes Unbreakable, with a premise that is wonderful. Our culture is bereft of Heroes and we're offered, in the best comic book tradition, a wary, unwilling, unwitting hero. Willis's performance in this film (as it was in The Sixth Sense) is just a splendidly controlled one; and Jackson, as always, is never less than completely watchable. As the ultimate "breakable" man, Jackson is angry, inscrutable, and brilliant. The director has a wonderful feel for children, for their fears and sensitivities; and Spencer Treat Clark turns in a fine performance as Willis's son, as does Robin Wright Penn as his long-suffering wife. Ninety percent of this film is highly compelling. The viewer anxiously, eagerly accompanies Willis along the path to recognition of his "super" powers, at the urging of cartoon connoisseur Jackson. We arrive at a satisfactory climax where our hero's powers get tested. It's a strong, chilling sequence. And then, splat, the whole thing falls to pieces with an entirely unbelievable ending. Sadly, it's all too obvious that the director, M. Night Shyamalan, just couldn't think of a viable resolution for the tale he'd constructed. And that's a pity, because this could have been a great film but ends up as a misfire. None the less, the film is worth seeing for its intriguing and unique premise and for the fine performances of everyone involved.
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Summary: Are you a superhero?
Review: This movie makes you wonder if people realize the power everyone has to influence other people's lives. Not that we have super powers, but we do have the ability to dramatically influence and help people if we will dare to get involved. Go see this movie and get inspired to help others. Just don't try to leap tall buildings in a single bound.
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Summary: To each his own even with movies
Review: After reading almost all of the reviews, it has to be said again. You cannot look at Unbreakable and compare it to the Sixth Sense. Every movie is different or at least that's the goal of most screenwriters and directers. I wouldn't compare Unbreakable to X-men even though both are about superhero status. Unbreakable had a realism about it. That's what made it good. Because in the corner of your mind you almost believed that just maybe...
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Summary: Mediocre thriller from talented director
Review: It was fairly suspenseful, the ending was typically surprising, though not amazingly so, but it was unoriginal. I especially found the young boy to be bland, a cross between Haley Joel Osment in The sixth sense and the boy in The Shining. One doesn't know whether to be afriad and disturbed or sympathetic. The premise is rather preposterous, although it might have been engrossing without the superhero sub-plot. When Willis dons a cape-like poncho and heads into the night to go save someone, anyone, the film becomes as transparent as glass, which is interesting because glass seems an overused symbol throughout the film. Overall, its not an awful movie, but it could have been much better.
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