Reader comments: Unbreakable
JUST ME | Jul. 13, 2006
This movie is definately in my list of favorites. Obviously
lots of people just don't get it. Their loss. Sure, it is
no 6th Sense, but it is still great.
STEVE | Jul. 8, 2004
This is a one of a kind film. One that keeps our interest
through its incredible pacing and its brilliant acting.
Shyamalan's story resonates with incredible power and
unbeatable suspense that only he can bring. And as for the
ending, brilliant. It surprises you, and makes perfect
sense. If you pay full attention to the film, like this
guy obviously didn't, you would notice hints and clue left
along the way. And though Sam Jackson's hair is quite
silly, it is in pure comic book style, and as he did in
Pulp Fiction, he overpowers the ridiculous hair buy
putting in an undeniably powerfull performance.
Unbreakable is a film that provokes thought and stays with
you long after you see it. Unbreakable is unmissable.
ASG | Dec. 16, 2002
This movie was thrilling! It's amusing to hear people talk
about how UNREALISTIC this movie is.. Uhh.. it's a fantasy,
not a documentary. You don't hear people rating James Bond
movies lowly for the incredibly unrealistic things that
happen in those movies. The only thing I would have changed
about the movie was to show more heroic acts or visions in
the end.
MARIA | Jul. 6, 2001
Any comic book aficionado/a would enjoy this brilliant
movie for what it is. Those who insist on a formulaic
gorefest will leave sorely disappointed. You decide.
LEE GILLEY/FILM CRITIC | Jul. 4, 2001
[ **1/2 out of ****]
This movie started out really slow and actullay for a while
ranked very high.Bruce Willis isone terrfic actor and he
proves it here.What else can you say about Samuel L
Jackson,after SPhere and the awful Rules Of Engament he
deserves something good and for a while this movie fit the
bill.
It has the same creepiness of 6TH Sense and the same
wonderful acting all around.But unlike the 6TH Sense it has
an awful ending.I felt ripped off.I mean you spend almost
100 mins wrapped up in a deeply textured and sometimes
fascanating story and the last minute pulls it all a part
that was the real shame of the movie.
AVI GREEN | Apr. 20, 2001
I thought so. It seems to me that what we've got here is a
case of where the audience totally misses the point. They
thought it was going to be an action movie! How is it that
they couldn't understand that it's a character drama? If
you look on the Mr. Showbiz website, their review noted
that it's not an action movie. Sheesh. Anyway, while it's
far from perfect, and the ending was a bit of a letdown,
the movie managed to be a pretty good character drama, with
some good use of the urban neighborhoods in Philadelphia,
where I and also Shyamalan and Willis come from, and both
Willis and Jackson give good performances.
IM | Mar. 21, 2001
This was fabulous! The ending was great, and it was a lot
better than 6th Sense! How could u give it 1 star?
EMILY | Jan. 6, 2001
I thought that this movie made no sense all through out the
movie I could not figure out what was going on. Did David
really have super-hero powers or was he just a victim of
Jaliha's terrorist actions? The filming of this movie drove
me crazy.
ELIZABETH | Jan. 4, 2001
I would like to rate this zero stars...turkey doesn't
really fit. This is a terrible, scary, violent movie. I
can't believe it was only rated PG-13. It starts out okay,
but the last 20-30 minutes are very violent and depict
and/or allude to some of the most evil acts capable by
humans. I wish I could erase the whole movie from my memory.
JH | Dec. 18, 2000
My husband and I went with no expectations of this movie,
having heard the worst, and were pleasantly surprised. It
has an interesting premise, and, I thought, plenty to think
about by the end. If you want more, use your imagination.
CAMILLE GOLD | Dec. 14, 2000
My husband and I went to see "Unbreakable" last night.
Having read almost all of these comments beforehand, I was
a little sceptical about how I would like it (I
loved "Sixth Sense" and was not in the mood to be
disappointed, you know what I mean?). Well, lemme tell ya,
I loved this movie! Granted, the ending was pretty...
well, it wasn't the best way to end such an intriguing
story, that's for sure. I agree with Jeff Vice, the ending
was a little too much to ask of the audience, thus the two
star rating. But to participate in the story itself was
wonderful. I was riveted. And near the middle/end, when
he begins to realize his incredible potential, wow, the
suspense was delicious. I think I broke my husband's hand I
was gripping it so hard! If you're into fluffy movies like
Charlie's Angels or the Grinch, then you probably won't
have the patience for this movie. But if you like
suspense, if you're willing to let the story take you in a
little, if you dig the whole idea of "what if..." then you
should try "Unbreakable," see what you think.
ALEE | Dec. 7, 2000
The worst movie I've ever seen, next to the Bone
Collector. Stay home. Or see Chicken Run.
BRAD CARTER | Dec. 2, 2000
Stink! Stank! Stunk! The critics are lambasting The Grinch,
yet seem to like this movie. I was either sleeping
throughout or fidgety for the end to FINALLY happen. Then
when it does, I scratched my head at the total
implausibility of the entire movie and particularly the
ending. Save your ticket, popcorn, and baby sitting money
for ANY other flick than this!!! As usual, the critics got
it totally wrong!!!
GREG | Dec. 2, 2000
Besides a plot that could have been a short, and an ending
that was clearly overreaching, the cinematography was
distracting. (let's look through this crack, now that one,
now back and forth, now into a mirror, now between
curtains, back and forth. This was innovative in Citizen
Kane, but now is like too much sugar in the pie. All best
summarized by the first comment at the end of the movie
from the fellow next to me----"That was dumb!"
JAMY | Nov. 28, 2000
I was not impressed with this film. This would have to be
the ONE film that I agree with Jeff Vice on (and that is
hard to admit). M. Shamalayan tried to hard, the plot was
not well developed. At the end, it left you with kind of a
sick feeling. Shamalayan made his token appearance in this
film, just as he did in the Sixth Sense. I didn't like
Bruce Willis' character much. This movie is about comic
book hero's and it just becomes strange. I do not like
Samuel L Jackson in this film at all and I am surprised he
took this role.
I would recommend this movie, only if you got to see it at
the dollar theatre on .50 day.
Be prepared for a strange film. Shamalayan failed in
making a film as riveting and surprising as Sixth Sense.
EHC | Nov. 27, 2000
My reaction to the surprise ending was bewilderment. OK,
movies are not logical, but to buy into Unbreakable's
ending you must accept that *testing* 100-folks here and
another 500-folks there ... alacazam, you just discovered
the one-in-a-billion fellow (Bruce Willis) that you were
searching for. GIVE ME A BREAK!
MATT FACKRELL | Nov. 25, 2000
I enjoyed Unbreakable a lot more than Jeff Vice. I feel
anyone who has ever collected comic books and understands a
number of them (not as just drawings and little tales, but
as an actual form of serious storytelling) will really
enjoy this film. To me the storyline of the movie would be
perfect for a storyline of a comic book, and a rather good
one at that. The idea is simple but the depth of the
storytelling is wonderful. I enjoyed Willis's and
Jackson's performances, and Jackson's hair cut is awesome
to say the least. I do agree that some viewers may be put
off by a lot of the film, especially the ending, but why
should they. I'm, restricted to go any deeper with
my "comic book" parallel, due to the fact that it will ruin
the movie, but the look of the film is great, the acting is
great, and the score is great. This isn't a perfect film
by any means, but I really thought it's one of the year's
best. M. Night Shyamalan is on his way to becoming a newer
version of Alfred Hitchcock.
KIM | Nov. 24, 2000
I have to admit, the storyline is intriguing but, about
halfway in, this movie falls flat on its face. I kept
waiting and waiting and WAITING for it to deliver something
semi-riveting but to avail. I sat there, fighting off
sleep, trying to think of any excuse to get up and buy more
candy and popcorn just to escape the monotonous torture of
this film. And the end???? HUH? How STUPID does the
director think we are? When the credits rolled (FINALLY)
the four people in our party just looked at each other and
shook our heads. I think that I can sue the makers of this
movie for the irreplaceable loss of 2 hours of my life.
Wait for the video, and then still rent something else.
ANYTHING else.
PHILIP ROSS | Nov. 24, 2000
As always, Jeff Vice is completely wrong about another
terrific movie (see his review of Titanic). Unbreakable
had
me from the beginning and kept me in every scene and with
every word---glued to the screen. The ending is
spectacular
and begs for a sequel. I can't wait to see it again so
that
I can discover how many clues were offered up regarding the
ending. (just like Sixth Sense).
Our society is so much about instant gratification and
immediate explanations that it is wonderful to go see a
movie where little treasures of information are offered up
to a climaxing revelation that feels like someone just
brushed a feather across the back of your neck.
The group of individuals in the theater when I saw this
movie on opening day were all smiles. Jeff needs to go to
the movies with a sense of adventure rather than an intense
need to criticize art that asks for intelligent thought and
imagination. Jeff face it---you have been wrong a lot and
you are wrong again.
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