A fantastic piece of story telling.. (Unbreakable (DVD))

Member Name: chiefo

Product:	Unbreakable (DVD)
Date:	04/09/09 (155 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Originality combined with superb acting make this of my favourite films.

Disadvantages: Maybe not true to what you would expect from the director.

- Plot - MOVIE SPOILERS

Having recently reviewed a film where Bruce Willis plays a small role I thought I would choose one where he is the lead.

2000 brought us another film by M. Night Shyamalan. Director and writer of previous award winning films such as The Sixth Sense that also starred Bruce Willis.

Unbreakable sees David Dunn (Bruce Willis), a security guard survive a train crash. This sparks a lot of interest in him, in particular, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson). As he was the only survivor, Elijah Price puts forth the effort to get to know David. Genuinely interested in his life, he believes this is a man that he shares a connection with.

Elijah Price is a man who really knows the definition of pain. Born with all limbs broken, he is a person who hasn't exactly led a normal life. David would like to lead a normal life but is having problems at home with his wife.

Back to the beginning of the film, I thought it was disgusting that he took off his wedding ring when an attractive woman sat next to him. He obviously had ideas but she made it clear she was married. And this is why you ask yourself, why was he the only survivor?

I'll stop with the plot here, I don't want to give anything away in case you haven't already watched it.

- My Thoughts -

This is my favourite film made by M. Night Shyamalan. Honestly I don't see how he could have made it better. I didn't know what to expect when I first watched it other than there will probably be a twist of some kind. If I was to be honest I would say that there isn't one as such. Nothing you would expect anyway which is exactly what makes this film so great. The story just unfolds with many intense and quite striking scenes, it all works well on its own and is brilliant.

Instead what you get is a fantastic piece of film making. The characters are played to perfection by all actors involved. The relationship between David and Elijah is forced with both wanting to know the truth but finding it hard to accept certain possibilities. David is obviously confused and perhaps because of the crash it made him realise what he has in his wife. After all, you don't know what you have until it's gone right?

As the film goes on you learn about the past of the characters. Certain actions they did, paths they chose to lead, and what the future might hold for them. Whilst this story is being told you hear a fantastic score. Powerful which suits many of the scenes and brought about goose bumps all over my body when I watched it again recently.

Many people have unfairly criticised this film, I personally think that it succeeded on all levels. It is different and not what you would perhaps expect from a director who made this straight after The Sixth Sense. It deserves a lot more credit that it received and is a fantastic piece of story telling.

It is exciting, very entertaining, solid throughout in all areas and exactly what you want to watch if you are after suspense!

Highly recommended.

Thanks for reading.

Summary: A rollercoaster of a ride from M. Night Shyamalan. His best piece.