Unbreakable (2000)Directed by M. Night Shyamalan, rated PG-13, 106 minutes
Unbreakable is a moody and engaging thriller about man who, after unbelievably surviving a horrible accident, meets a mysterious stranger with shocking information about him. Bruce Willis offers one of his most subtle and conflicted performances, and Samuel L. Jackson is always fun to watch. The film effectively builds an unsettling atmosphere, and the story has plenty of twists and turns, but doesn't rely on a twist ending to be entertaining. Unbreakable gives an original, unpredictable and memorable take on a
familiar genre, that builds to a shocking and lasting ending. You'll like it if: You like psychological thrillers, supernatural films, Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense, eXistenZ or The Butterfly Effect.
familiar genre, that builds to a shocking and lasting ending. You'll like it if: You like psychological thrillers, supernatural films, Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense, eXistenZ or The Butterfly Effect.
While I thought this was a step down from Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense, I still think it was one of his better movies. It's a great example of how he has been able to mix fantasy with reality in a way that the viewer can buy into the story -- unlike some of his other movies.
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