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One thing is for sure when dealing with a M. Night Shyamalan directed film, you will see a cameo by the director. In his first film since the box office hit The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan teams up again with Bruce Willis (The Whole Nine Yards) in a movie with a supernatural theme. Willis plays security guard David Dunn, who is looking to move to New York and start over his life since his marriage is falling apart. On his way back home from a job interview in the Big Apple, the train Dunn is on derails en route to Philadelphia killing all on board except Mr. Dunn. Not only does Dunn survive the horrible crash, but he is also completely unscathed physically. The sole survivor of this accident draws the attention of a frail, eccentric comic book collector by the name of Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson, Shaft) who owns Limited Edition (a comic art gallery). After meeting with Dunn, Price implants this thought of possibly being a superhero into Dunn's head. This is because Dunn has never been sick in his life, and the fact that he was the sole survivor of the previously mentioned train crash. So while Dunn is discovering his possible superpowers, he must also deal with his failing marriage and family. His wife Audrey (Robin Wright Penn from Message In A Bottle) thinks Price is a lunatic, but their son Joseph (Spencer Treat Clark, Gladiator) believes that his dad is a superhero. In fact he believes so much that he puts his dad at risk by overloading the bar while his dad is bench pressing, and by trying to shoot his dad. Both scenes provide some humor that you wouldn't expect in a film such as this. You might want to keep an eye out for the color of choice by Price, since it is important when it comes to the surprise ending. Also, just like in The Sixth Sense, Shyamalan not only directed and made a cameo, but he also wrote the screenplay. My thoughts on Unbreakable are this: Not as scary or thrilling as The Sixth Sense, and therefore not nearly as good of a film as The Sixth Sense. Now Unbreakable is a good film with good directing and acting, but it just didn't have me on the edge of my seat like The Sixth Sense did, nor was the ending as shocking. For the About-Movies.com rating I give Unbreakable eight couches out of ten. A good movie with a strange proposition. Buuuuubye! Last updated: Thursday, March 20, 2008 02:50:00 AM |
