Bryce Dallas Howard

Joaquin Phoenix

Adrien Brody

William Hurt

Sigourney Weaver

Brendan Gleeson

Cherry Jones

Celia Weston

John Christopher Jones

Frank Collison

Jayne Atkinson

Judy Greer

Fran Kranz

Michael Pitt

Jesse Eisenberg

Charlie Hofheimer

Scott Sowers

Zack Wall

Pascale Renate Smith

Jordan Burt

Jane Lowe

Charlie McDermott

Robert Lenzi

Willem Zuur

Liz Stauber

Tim Moyer

Sydney Shapiro

Mia Rose Colona

Chloe Wieczkowski

Sydney Wieczkowski

M. Night Shyamalan

John Rusk

Joey Anaya

Kevin Foster

Roger Deakins

James Newton Howard

Sam Mercer

Christopher Tellefsen

Scott Rudin

Douglas Aibel

Brian Magerkurth

Mike Lemon

Steve Cremin

Tom Foden

Ann Roth

Lindsay Pugh

Larry Dias

Tim Beach

Chris Shriver

Kyle Rudolph

Paul Williams

Steve Boeddeker

Frank Masi

Frank E. Eulner

W. Steven Graham

Andrew L. Ullman

James C. Feng

Heather MacDonald

Dianne Dreyer

Hinju Kim

Eric Brevig

William M. Hamilton Jr

Charley Beal

Lynne Hockney

Jeff Habberstad

Margie O'Malley

Brian Hillard

Jose L. Rodriguez

James Kelley

Michael Scott

Andy Harris

Peggy Schierholz

Gerald Scaife

Mike Richer

Jaremy Aiello

Danielle Cadorette

Mark Indig

Claire Raskind

Joseph Siwinski

Curtis Coyote

Michael K. Reynolds

John Tarlini Sr.

James Boniece

Tony Castagnola

Mitchell Bloom

Ivana Primorac

Joseph W. Baliski

Stephanie Holbrook

Jeff Atmajian

Hilary Frisch

Roy Bryson

Andrew Brett

Joseph Grimaldi

Susan Jacobs

Fumi Mashimo

Mark 'Crash' McCreery

Mara Majorowicz

Tegan Jones

Blair Howley

Mary Berkelbach

Aaron Fiore

Doug Moreno

Garth Bardsley

Bill Horton

Kevin Lin

Greta Alexander

Thomas 'Doc' Boguski

Tod A. Maitland

James Sloane Sr.

Donnell Barnes

Shannon Stewart

Michael Kleiman

Christopher Murphy

David C. Hughes

Cory Poccia

Richie Ford

Mathew Price

James F. Andrulonis

Kent Blocher

Avi Laniado

Lee Dichter

Michael Manson

Mary Beth Smith

Steve McAuliff

Bill O'Leary

Gerald Carpenter

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Thriller

The Village

Touchstone Pictures

Blinding Edge Pictures

Scott Rudin Productions

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pennsylvania, usa

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forest

rural area

blindness

courtship

mentally handicapped man

aura

village council

bosque

plot twist

A lovely shot tale that has resonance in the modern age.

This user comment is my own personal feelings, it is not a review that I make in the hope of turning anyone's opinion to that of my own, no mater what anyone says or does, my feelings for the film will never change.

I see a smartly crafted movie about fear and hope, a community living in fear of the outside world, I see involving characters to follow with interest, I see a gorgeous setting that intrigues and engages me.

Manoj Night Shyamalan's fourth mainstream picture is now, as we can all agree, a victim of a terrible marketing campaign, wasn't it? For there are horror elements in the film, of which I don't wish to spoiler write about, the horror elements are there, they just aren't the boo jump scary monster variety that many had hoped for. The ending to the film disappoints many it would seem, but it doesn't to me because it is here that the film has most resonance and the point is well and truly made. It's acted out with style from the majority of the cast, and Shyamalan directs with a steady caring approach. It's not without flaws for sure, but this is a very tidy piece that's saying quite a bit if the viewer is so inclined to jump on board. All told, it's a very solid and thought provoking piece that's made with much film making care. 8/10

Kamurai

Great watch, will watch again, and can recommend.

Being this is in the Shamallama-verse, it catches a lot of flak for having a "twist", and being a bit of a intellectual weight lift, but even knowing the "twist", I find it to be a very interesting watch.

A blind protagonist is immediately interesting to me because it tends to lend itself to the non-traditional elements of a movie and is usually very refreshing for those of us that watch a lot of movies.

Bryce Dallas Howard, especially, does much of the heavy lifting in this movie, but there really is a stacked cast that all give a good amount of quality support through their roles: it's not just about the blind girl travelling for days through the woods, it is about the community.  Stories that focus on things larger than a single person as a "character" tend to lose people as they like to immerse themselves in a character and still feel they're bigger than the world in the setting.

The initial concept of a "big bad wolf" in the woods is interesting, but they do go a different way with it: they're almost a society of creatures the way they're given to behave where werewolves might have actually been a more effective choice for a "monster".

Likely this has been spoiled for you, but if not, then you should definitely give it a shot, and if so, then you should see how it is for yourself.

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