I like M Night Syamalan despite the universal hatred poured on him when he failed to deliver I-see-dead-people-like shock endings in his movies subsequent to Sixth Sense. But who wants to be constantly shocked? People just want a good movie based on a good plot, delivered in good style. I liked The Village, the :Lady in the Water, The Happening. I found them to be original, intriguing and importantly, compelling; it made me stay till the end. It was not a rehash of some half remembered TV series, nor was it inspired from video games. It was a stand alone. Which is why I'm really looking forward to his latest written effort here.
The Skinny: 5 office workers stuck in an elevator discovers that one of them is the devil. Horror ensues.
The Helmer: The Brothers Dowdle
The Writer: M Night Shyamalan - The Last Airbender (2010), The Happening (2008), The Lady in the Water (2006), The Village (2004), Signs (2002), Unbreakable (2000), Stuart Little (1999), Sixth Sense (1999), Wide Awake (1998), Playing with Anger (1992)
The Casts: Chris Messina, Geoffrey Arend, Caroline Dhavernas, Matt Craven
The Prediction: This is the first of the installment of Shyamalan's Night Chronicles, a series of stories penned by the man himself. It is good.
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