| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"...too caught up in its surprise ending." more... |
B- |
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris |
"A sociology project disguised as a sylvan horror flick..." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...a colossal miscalculation..." more... |
D |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"Why does [Shyamalan] feel he has to keep solidifying his reputation as a mod Hitchcock...?" more... |
B- |
| E! Online |
"...if you want to be scared and actually think about a movie for more than five minutes after you finish watching it, enter The Village." more... |
B |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...the film's key revelation might be too mild to jolt audiences. Some may even feel cheated." more... |
C+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...too intent on delivering its liberal 'message' to actually deliver the kinds of scares it promises in the terrific trailer." more... |
C+ |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...sloppy and obvious..." more... |
D |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...Shyamalan gives the film a metaphorical weight that goes deeper than goose bumps." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"M. Night Shyamalan has nothing to say, but he's going to keep right on saying it until people make him stop." more... |
F |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak |
"...starts strong, but cannot deliver..." more... |
C+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a victim of its own ambitions." more... |
B- |
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