So... funny thing. This movie got mentioned in some Youtube clip, "10 most unknown gems of 2023", or so. I watched a few seconds, got my interest up, made a decision to watch it and skipped the rest of the clip.
I knew almost nothing, other than what happens in the first five minutes, when I started watching the movie two hours ago.
Up until the end of the movie, I didn't even know WHO made it.
And I just learned a few minutes ago, when seeing the top review here, that there is a book. I, obviously, haven't read it, so I can't compare.
All that being said: I think that movie is heavily underrated, and I think it's one of the better works of M. Night Shyamalan. It is, in my opinion, the best work he did since Unbreakable.
In a way, it's a "small" movie. Which is kind of ironic, given the global part of it. But I liked that. It could have been the debut movie of an up and coming, young director.
The tension during it's runtime is just... stable, for practically the whole movie. I cared for the family, and I cared for the invaders, too - not knowing if they are right or insane.
There are a few flaws, like the footage from the beach (how did they retrieve it?). But beside that, I really enjoyed the movie from start to finish.
I don't know if it's unique, but I can say that I haven't watched anything quite similar, so it was definitely a unique experience for me. And I'm almost 50.
(having seen The Sixth Sense at the movies) Unique movies are getting rare, once you've seen 1000s of them.
Obviously, given the ratings, others are not so excited. Maybe they expected something else.
I expected nothing, and I got a really good movie.
I can only say: Try to give it an unbiased try.
I knew almost nothing, other than what happens in the first five minutes, when I started watching the movie two hours ago.
Up until the end of the movie, I didn't even know WHO made it.
And I just learned a few minutes ago, when seeing the top review here, that there is a book. I, obviously, haven't read it, so I can't compare.
All that being said: I think that movie is heavily underrated, and I think it's one of the better works of M. Night Shyamalan. It is, in my opinion, the best work he did since Unbreakable.
In a way, it's a "small" movie. Which is kind of ironic, given the global part of it. But I liked that. It could have been the debut movie of an up and coming, young director.
The tension during it's runtime is just... stable, for practically the whole movie. I cared for the family, and I cared for the invaders, too - not knowing if they are right or insane.
There are a few flaws, like the footage from the beach (how did they retrieve it?). But beside that, I really enjoyed the movie from start to finish.
I don't know if it's unique, but I can say that I haven't watched anything quite similar, so it was definitely a unique experience for me. And I'm almost 50.
(having seen The Sixth Sense at the movies) Unique movies are getting rare, once you've seen 1000s of them.
Obviously, given the ratings, others are not so excited. Maybe they expected something else.
I expected nothing, and I got a really good movie.
I can only say: Try to give it an unbiased try.