M. Night Shyamalan is a fascinating writer and director. I've enjoyed all three of his movies that I've seen. (No, that actually does not include The Sixth Sense.) I heard someone compare him to Alfred Hitchcock and I find that I have the same reaction to his movies that I do to Hitchcock's. Both known as directors of "scary" movies, I've found that even the movies that aren't particularly scary are still INTERESTING. In this case, the movie wasn't a thriller at all, but just a solidly interesting movie about the characters and the situations and the possibilities. I wouldn't class this as being as good as The Village, but I *might* have liked it better than Signs - I'd have to see Signs again to remember.Memorable quote:
"Are you looking for any male synchronized swimmers? Because I'm thinking of getting into that. I'm afraid of water. Do you think that's a problem?"