Simply Perfect

Memorable, crazy movie

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Ignore the negative one star hater reviews- they are from people who thought Matrix Revolutions and Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back are worth 9/10 stars.Yes, there is a fatal flaw in the movie with the protagonist wondering if he is indeed unbreakable. If you can accept that Bruce Willis plays a man of below average intelligence struggling to figure out his life, the rest of the pieces fall perfectly into place. Top notch acting from all involved, especially Samuel L as the rare comic collector. Intelligent comic fans will appreciate the cinematography and the philosophical discussions of their genre. This is not a Michael Bay movie, but more on par with a Christopher Nolan epic. As an origin story, it is nuanced and multi-layered. Even my ADHD comic nerd son managed to sit through his first viewing with rapt, undivided attention. People who can't handle Unbreakable's pacing should stick to reality TV.

I grew up with comic books, and my husband did not. After he saw this film, he told me that I had to see it. I admit that I did not know what I was watching- until the last 2 minutes. Then I was utterly gob smacked! have seen this movie dozens of times since, and I am still gob smacked that I did not see the totality of what this director was presenting to me. I found the "twist ending" in the "6th Sense" to be obvious from the beginning; "Unbreakable" is more of a twist movie.Watching it again this morning, I still wonder how I missed the many hints that were given to us by this director (upfront disclosure: I am a fan of all of his films), who makes his usual appearance in a scene with Our Hero, David Dunn, played by Bruce Willis. The everyday name of Our Hero; the name of his girlfriend/wife Audrey Inverso (played by Robin Wright), who does inverse the direction Our Hero could have taken in his life; Our Hero's new friend Eijah Price, aka Mr. Glass, played by Samuel Jackson, whom the movie mostly focuses on in the last 2 minutes; all of these are clues to the directors intent. I realize something new every time I watch "Unbreakable", and it is my favorite of Shyamalan's films.If you are a fan of the world created by comic books, please see this ! I love the Marvel Universe and the newest DC films, but this movie is a comic book world that could exist in our reality.

This review contains spoilers.Unbreakable is directed by M. Night Shyamalan and stars Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson. Unbreakable follows David Dunn, played by Bruce Willis, who discovers something about himself after a disaster. Along the way, a comic book collector played by Samuel L. Jackson advises David Dunn.Unbreakable had a poor marketing campaign. This movie had trailers that rode on M. Nigh Shyamalan's previous movie, The Sixth Sense's tone and theme. This movie is not anything like what the trailers may suggest. Unbreakable is not a psychological thriller like The Sixth Sense. Instead Unbreakable is actually a classic hero story told with a twist. The movie is actually a superhero origin story. The movie presents the hero as unaware of his own superpowers until Elijah Price advises him.Unbreakable presents a character that the audience can follow and care about. David Dunn is a great character and Elijah Price plays an excellent foil. Bruce Willis has natural charisma in the role, and is believable in trying to discover his abilities. Samuel L. Jackson has a mysterious presence and he brings out emotions that the audience may not expect.This movie does have some problems. Some of its directing is bland and it overuses flashbacks and subtitles. An example of this is its epilogue where the story continues in text, even when the plot had already reached an appropriate conclusion. There is sadly not a good way to tell the origin story of this movie without the flashbacks without sacrificing its own plot and character motivations.I recommend Unbreakable. Even watching it in the 2010s, the movie does not have common patterns found in typical superhero origin stories such as the Marvel movies. This is an original movie with a great twist.

'Unbreakable (2000)' feels especially apt and refreshing now that the superhero genre has been so over-saturated and has been accused by many as having started to 'run out of steam', but this feature actually arrived at a time when comic-book films were still finding their footing and so the fact that it cleverly subverted and provided a commentary on their tropes and themes is almost genius. The feature is a remarkably entertaining and wonderfully enigmatic one, a thriller that maintains an assured pace and builds a genuine emotional connection to all of its incredibly realistic characters so that we genuinely care about each and every one of them, which means that you're never quite sure exactly where it is going to go. Each movement of the plot feels incredibly natural, though, bolstered by phenomenal performances and an incredible script. The movie's overall effect is an incredibly powerful one. 8/10