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Summary: Excellent movie, not as mainstream as "6th Sense"
Review: when you were a kid, did you ever pretend you had super powers? or did you wish you had super powers? if so, this movie is definitely for you. the story is of a modern man (the bruce willis character) who, unbeknownst to him, has "super powers." it takes the a train wreck and the persistance of a fanatical comic book collector (samual l. jackson's character) to bring him to grips with his uncanny powers. what's so impressive about this movie is how we are made to understand the mental dilemmas of the main character, we feel him learning to accept that his powers are real, and just becasue he has them doesn't mean he has to be an unfalliable "superhero". the story is far from "campy," which is usually the case with this genre of movie. and, as usual, m. night shyamalan (writer of 6th sense) is once again able to throw his trademarked "curveball" at the end of the movie. however, don't assume that because you loved 6th sense, you'll love this movie... this movie got only moderate reviews at best, for one good reason: it wasn't targeted to a large audience like 6th sense. in the 6th sense, we had a kid as a main character, whom we all fell in love with, the relationship with his mother, and the dying relationship (pun intended) between the child psychologist and his wife, and the friendship between the kid and the psychologist. this appealed to a large audience, and especially helped to attract a female following. unbreakable has none of that. there is a kid -- the lead character's son -- but there's little character development. there's also no strong female character in this movie. no, this movie targets a different audience all together: basically, a male audience who may or may not have read comic books as kids, or always wished that they were superheros like batman or superman. overall, i personally loved this movie. but then, i'm part of the targeted audience (i used to pretend i was half-robot, half-human with super strength). i do indeed recommend this movie.
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Summary: Undeniably great!
Review: One of a kind films from a one of a kind filmmakers. The movie is a tiny bit slow but well worth the ending and the plot twists that occur throughout. Bruce Willis is once again great as well is Samuel Jackson as Mr.Glass. The movie is about the coming of age of a man who discovers h is unbreakable. It's a super hero drama for the next generation, a movie that is like no other and a story that is so original that if M. Night had not thought about it, I don't think anyone else would have. Buy this DVD and you will enjoy for a very long time. A great cinematic experience!
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Summary: See it for yourself then judge!
Review: I am perplexed by some of the negative reviews for this movie. Horrible movie...horrible story..?? Were they watching the same movie I saw? Stop comparing this movie to the Sixth Sense...they are two different types of movie! It's a different and a quite compelling movie, in my opinion. Instead of the formulated Hollywood movies that shows sex, action, and violence, this movie tries to tell a story that is unique and suspensful. The twisted ending is a shocker that most people would not have anticpated. Some clowns have said they figured out the end of the movie. Yeah right!! Dream on!! I am reserving my copy. Rent it and judge it for yourself.
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Summary: You'll want to believe
Review: These days any film associated with comics is likely to be a special effects extravaganza full of action and short on character development. Well director M. Night Shyamalan has taken us in a different direction, (no surprise there). His film, "Unbreakable", explores the action comic philosophy without becoming an action comic itself. You won't see men in spandex leaping from tall buildings to save the day. What you will see is a thoughtful investigation of the unusual skills we humans may or may not have, and the choices we make regarding their use. I have a talent for putting holes in T-shirts. My sister can permanently stop any watch she wears for a few weeks. It's hard to see either of us becoming crime fighters or maniacal masterminds on the strength of these talents but it does makes you think. Let's stretch our imaginations a little further. What if a man had the uncanny luck to avoid virtually all injury or illness? Could this be significant? Would he even notice? Where would it lead him? Unbreakable introduces us to such a man. Bruce Willis plays David Dunn, the sole survivor of a tragic train derailment that killed the other 131 passengers. David walks away without a scratch and barely notices his fifteen minutes of fame on the local news channels. But at least one other person takes note of David's uncanny good fortune. Elijah Price is an art dealer, played convincingly by Samuel L Jackson. His gallery specializes in comic art and he is very passionate about the seriousness of his chosen profession and it's medium. Elijah believes that action comics represent an ancient wisdom, exaggerated and commercialized but still containing an essence of truth. His theory is that there are people with extraordinary abilities and that these people have a destiny. Whether these people become legendary hero's or any other larger than life figure depends on them realizing their destiny and fulfilling their potential. In David Dunn, he suspects lies the heart of a hero and Elijah's obsession soon drags David and his family into a new world. Shyamalan takes his time with this story. It could have very easily been boring, because when boiled down, little actually happens. However, Unbreakable avoids that trap and becomes instead, a strange mixture of longing, suspense and doubt. We truly get to know David's wife Audrey and his son Joseph. They are not an atypical family; marital problems, boredom and some other dysfunctions feature at the start of the story. In a way, David's gradually more serious attempts to explore his "gift" become the catalyst to improve his home life. The sub-plot of David's crumbling relationship with Audrey, (Robin Wright), is not fully explored but we are given several clues that make it interesting. David is chasing job offers in another city, even after the accident little emotion passes between he and Audrey, and they sleep separately. All of which points to a lack of love. But to counter this we discover that David sacrificed a promising football career to capture Audrey's heart and, even in the hardest times, he has remained faithful to her. I like these quiet story lines, where nothing is forced down your throat and you have to work it out on your own. By far the most interesting character is Elijah. Born with a brittle bone disease, his life has been crowded with pain, torment and ostracism. At school he was taunted with the moniker, "Mr. Glass", and to an extent he has embraced this title. If you look closely, you will see that he is always close to glass, for example, his fragile glass walking stick. Elijah is a fighter. His mother headed off a life of seclusion when he was a depressed boy and convinced him to accept life's challenges, eventually leading to his becoming a professional success. Elijah's passion and conviction are magnetic. He not only draws David and his son into the world of duty/destiny but the audience is forced to believe, long before David starts to. Unbreakable is a subtle film about taking risks, acknowledging hope and following dreams. Whether we have special gifts or not, it challenges us to take a look around and try to find opportunities to make a difference; to stand up to the small and large evils in this world and do our part. I can only hope we see more of these inspiring characters in future films. I want to feel this way again.
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Summary: unbearable slow
Review: This story had a lot of potential. But I had the feeling that the director was trying to be too clever. From the very first camera shots in the train between the seats to the very slow and soft dialogue.The movie moved along very slowly and the ending, although far fetched was resonably good.
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Summary: Self-important snoozer
Review: There is perhaps nothing more pathetic than a movie that supersedes great expression with great contrivance, and M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable operates under such reasoning. Many say it's wrong to compare Unbreakable to The Sixth Sense, but the film is practically a clone of its predecessor, with similar structure, character organization, and thematic elements woven into the material as if he had no other options at his disposal. That may have been the first problem, as The Sixth Sense is easily the most overrated ghost story in film history. Dressed up with a lot of smoke and mirrors and showy, self-indulgent over-direction, Sixth Sense somehow emerged as a monster hit. The director's cameo and the luminescent "an M Night Shyamalan film" caption directly after the oh-so-clever twist hinted that Mr. M really thought he was producing more than just hokum. Unbreakable is also like Sixth Sense in that it's infuriatingly pleased with itself. Bruce Willis is Mr. David Dunn, a train crash survivor tracked down by Samuel L Jackson, a sickly comic book obsessive. Given an overtly portentous opening caption explaining how many thousands of hours per year Americans spend reading comics, we know they must play a key part and, sure enough, Sammy J. thinks comics are a modern-day bible, foretelling the arrival of a superhero. Could Mr. DD be the one? Well, that's what the rest of the film reveals. But that's it - very little actually happens. The unravelling of David's implausible past proceeds at a crawl, as Mr. M pleasures himself with his trademark funny camera angles (much of the film is shot from floor level, for no good reason) and sudden, spooky chords leaping from the soundtrack's shadows to let you know something sinister is afoot! There's nothing behind this tiresome, tawdry trickery - Mr. M thinks he's coolly mesmerising like David Blaine, but in reality he's annoying like Paul Daniels. This is a very discouraging film, not only because of the positive reviews, but also because people are lowering personal standards to find enough redeemable qualities among the flaws to deem the final result as at least a recommendable product. An attempt to dissect every little detail here, needless to say, only leads to a more unfavorable outcome; the deeper you go, the more Unbreakable begins to seem like a labored, shallow exercise in cheap thrills that is more interested in messing with your head than uncovering a decent, thought-provoking narrative.
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Summary: Hmmm
Review: I knew nothing about this film before I watched it and I am none the wiser.
Rating:
Summary: All hype
Review: This movie is all hype. They're trying to ride off the success of The Sixth Sense. Don't waste your money.
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Summary: A comic-geeks DREAM!
Review: This movie was AMAZING! It is the most realisticly done super-hero movie ever created, and....nobody wears yellow spandex! I went to this movie not knowing what it was about, I left the theatre awe struck, and found my self salavating at the prospect of a trilogy. If you like comics, this movie is, in my opinion, the GOD of comic-book, super hero movies!!! HIGHLY RECOMENDED!
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Summary: Absalutely Terrible!
Review: I went to see this movie in theaters and was horrified at how terrible it was. I thought the script had too many holes in it, and the movie was completely over dramatic. I can't say enough about how bad Bruce Willis was in this movie! He thought keeping an expressionless face the whole movie was called acting, and he tried too hard to capture the Sixth Sense all over again. The one positive thing I can say about this movie was it's directing. I really think M. Night Shyamalan has a great future, but this movie should be locked up and never shown anywhere ever again. Save yourself the agony and don't see this movie!
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