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TV show or Movie: Movie
Where to watch: Theaters, On Demand
Writer: M. Night Shyamalan
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Premise: A father and his teen daughter attend a pop concert only to realize they’ve entered the center of a dark and sinister event.
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Ariel Donoghue, Saleka Night Shyamalan, Hayley Mills, Alison Pill.
Review: The Happening, Old, a few others. I stood by M. Night’s side. I have always loved this man even though the horrible movies he makes are so horrible. But I don’t know if I can do it after this movie. What a terrible, terrible movie.
What is this Dr. Grant supposed to be like Clarice? The whole movie they talk about how successful she was at taking down 10 serial killers before. Has she taken all 10 down before by trapping them inside of a concert arena that was a fake show put on just to catch a killer? How oddly specific. And she still couldn’t catch him.
And a pop singer that somehow only had a limo driver but no manager, agent, security, or anyone else with her? What person would be that courageous? And the scene in the limo and bathroom with M. Night’s daughter using her eyebrows only to display emotion. I mean, a few days of acting school classes not have hurt. What an awful, awful, truly awful film.
And even M. Night’s cameo was too long. The whole two hour movie was almost worth it for the end scene with the merch guy.
I feel there has been a rollercoaster of his movies over the many years. Everyone loves a movie he puts out, everyone hates the next one. It took me about a year to laugh about how bad Old was. The movie was one of the first I had scene aftrr not going to movies for over a year due to the pandemic. I was so excited. The premise was great. The execution was not.
M. Night’s other daughter, Ishana Night Shyamalan, made a better movie called The Watchers this year. Go watch that instead.
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