Rotten
Dangerously dour.
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
The Village
There is no turning back
2004 · 1h 48m · PG-13
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Overview
When a willful young man tries to venture beyond his sequestered Pennsylvania hamlet, his actions set off a chain of chilling incidents that will alter the community forever.
Director and cast
- M. Night Shyamalan Director
- Bryce Dallas Howard as Ivy Walker
- Joaquin Phoenix as Lucius Hunt
- Adrien Brody as Noah Percy
- William Hurt as Edward Walker
- Sigourney Weaver as Alice Hunt
- Brendan Gleeson as August Nicholson
- Cherry Jones as Mrs. Clack
- Celia Weston as Vivian Percy
- John Christopher Jones as Robert Percy
- Frank Collison as Victor
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
43%
Tomatometer
Fresh
For those who just want a good scare, rest assured the best (and worst) of it comes across as Wait Until Dark meets The Blair Witch Project.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Shyamalan, far from being a master of suspense, hasn't yet figured out that the shadowy things you glimpse out of the corner of your eye are always scarier than those you're allowed to gaze upon directly.
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Rotten
Another mediocre lunacy from the overrated M. Night Shyamalan.
Rex Reed, New York Observer
Rotten
So meaningless and distanced in its details that it hardly stands a chance of wooing even the most willing fellow traveler.
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
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