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  • Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Mel Gibson
  • Summary: Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. (Touchstone Pictures)
  • Director: M. Night Shyamalan
  • Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Horror
  • Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 106 min
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 36
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 36
  3. Negative: 4 out of 36
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    100
    The work of a born filmmaker, able to summon apprehension out of thin air.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Peter Rainer
    60
    Shyamalan wants to be the metaphysical poet of movies, but he's dangerously close to becoming its O. Henry. The best surprise ending he could give us in his next movie would be no surprise ending at all.
  3. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: Michael Sragow
    38
    Shyamalan plows the same old ground of juiced-up surprise endings.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 77 out of 124
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 124
  3. Negative: 33 out of 124
  1. cabrita
    10
    The best M night Shyamalan movie ever made with so much style and fright that the build up of this movie will leave you breathtaken. this buildup all leads up to the end which will give you your breath back to rethink everything you have seen from a new perspective. If one has faith to watch m night shyamalan's best feature you will be gladly surprised.… Expand
    • 1 of 1 users said yes
  2. NF123
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. They come to invade and don't know our planet contains water? Are they serious? Otherwise the film is reasonably strong in acting and even has a few tense moments. But nothing can redeem and I quote "NickA"here, the cop out ending.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. DanaC
    3
    A tacky morality play packaged in a lackluster retelling of War of the Worlds, delivered with the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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