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I**F
A Criminally Under Rated Movie (No Spoilers)
I can't believe there are people leaving one star reviews of this movie on here. Honestly it seems like people have such short attention spans these days they can't just sit and watch a movie that doesn't have an action sequence every 5 seconds. Absolutely ridiculous.This movie is somewhat of a slow burner but I personally think it works so well. It gives us time to understand the characters and I just love Shyamalans story telling, In one of the early scenes we see Bruce Willis remove his wedding ring as an attractive woman sits next to him. It's such a subtle thing but it already explains a lot without directly force feeding it to the viewer. There are many more instances like this that help explain things that happen later in the story.I also think this is one of Bruce Willis's best performances. His subdued nature really conveys a sense of pain/regrets from his past. Samuel L Jackson is also great in this too.As mentioned this film is a slow burner but the action sequences that are in this are directed perfectly. Shyamalan keeps them basic but hard hitting, combined with the amazing score of the film by James Newton Howard the second half I found to be so emotional. This is arguably one of M.Night Shyamalans greatest films ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Leave a like if you agree or I convinced you to watch this amazing movie)
G**N
Unique and intriguing
A football stadium security guard, who's life seems to have something missing, escapes completely unscathed after a train crash in which he was the lone survivor. Left without even a scratch, his miraculous survival draws the attention of an eccentric comic book collector with a secret.Some mild spoilers.Perhaps the directors most heavily plotted film to date, Unbreakable is definitely not for those looking for an action packed adventure with car chases and lots of explosions. Not that there is anything wrong with that, however if you are looking for an intelligent Hitchcockian thriller that starts slow and then accelerates towards a superb final twist then look no further. Perhaps it's me but I felt the film's story, construction tone and execution were similar to Vertigo, now regarded as one of the greatest films ever made.Bruce Willis and Samuel L Jackson both give absolutely fantastic performances in the twin lead roles. The director/writer provides both actors terrific introductions and then gives the roles time to grow, and also allows the story to unfold at a leisurely but always interesting pace. As a result I was interested in them, I cared about them and wanted to know more about their lives and histories. Just enough back story is shoehorned into the screenplay to further flesh out our characters and this also helps to cushion that rather heavy plot.With enough directorial style to sink a battleship Unbreakable has tonnes of style to add to that intriguing premise and should keep you glued to your set just to see how it all pans out. It's unlikely that you will guess the unexpected twist end even if you do watch very carefully. I was fooled and was pleasantly surprised and delighted to be outwitted. It's so refreshing when a film is actually not predictable. As with all clever stories you do need to watch, listen and actually think just a bit, and of course the director expects you to do a bit of work yourself and does not spoon-feed you the story. This is a story you need to watch in one uninterrupted viewing if at all possible.All the other actors equip themselves very well and there is not one case of miscasting. However it has to be said that Willis and Jackson suck up every inch of the screen and the intelligent script keeps you listening to the great dialogue, especially from Jackson, which in my view is as good as Tarantino any day. With good special effects, a nice other worldly and atmospheric soundtrack and quite beautiful lighting photography, Unbreakable is a quality production by anybody's standard. At 102 minutes it does not outstay it's welcome but still feels long enough to be a proper movie experience.With the recent Split and the upcoming Glass, these three films are apparently a trilogy of sorts so you may want to revisit this first episode before you take a trip to the multiplex.Tremendous entertainment.
J**S
A Good Watch...
Bruce Willis plays David Dunn, a man who walks way completely unscathed, the soul survivor of a train disaster in which everyone else died. He is contacted by Samuel L. Jackson, playing the enigmatic comic book art dealer, Elijah Price, who believes that there may be more to David than he knows...I like movies that ground superheroes in reality, making them subtle and believable. Unbreakable was a good watch - I didn't get bored or distracted or skip parts. It completely passed me by when it originally came out, but caught up with this and Split when the trailers and clips for the sequel, Glass, brought it to my attention.
M**S
Very under rated 'super hero origin story' - spoilers below
Unbreakable (2000) stars Bruce Willis as David Dunn who is the lone survivor of a terrible train crash. Dunn goes on to question the fact that he has never been ill or taken a sick day off work. Dunn works as a security guard at a football stadium where he benefits from his uncanny instinct to spot troublemakers. In a typically awkward cameo appearance director/writer M Night Shyamalan plays a drug dealer stopped and searched by Dunn.The brittle-boned wheelchair bound comic book gallery owner Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson) a.k.a. Mr Glass reads about Dunn in the local paper and contacts him, convinced that Dunn is in fact a superhero. Dunn takes some convincing but eventually embraces his abilities – strength, resilience and the ability to ‘read’ people by touch and uses them vigilante style to rescue two kids from a home invasion situation. Glass then reveals himself as an evil genius behind the the train wreck and countless other naughtiness.As an origin story it is very good, however as a stand-alone film it is rather peculiar. There’s a lot of memory-checking, staring off into the distance and reluctant hero silliness until the last twenty minutes when stuff actually starts happening. Glass pontificates a lot about comics and figures out Dunn’s kryptonite (drowning in water) and then pretty much holds his hands out to be cuffed for all his terrorist activities.Well-balanced storytelling this is not. However if you view it as part one of the trilogy comprising also of Split and Glass, then it takes on even more significance.
A**E
Night Shyamalan's best movie by far IMHO
M. Night Shyamalan's best movie by far IMHO. Theres so much in this movie I'll have to sit and write a proper review of it sometime (I do YouTube reviews), but I know its going to be a big task! It amazes me how much viewers often miss in the movie. Along with Split and the upcoming (as of time of writing) Glass makes up a more "true to life" super-hero trilogy.
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