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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Holy sheep.
This movie uses the same storytelling method that, "the Last of Us Part 2" (video game) used, but that method still doesn't really work that great here.
First Third, Character 1: we follow a guy who has his livelihood ruined and things he loves killed. So he takes revenge and Gwyneth Paltrows a random guy.
Second Third, Character 2: we follow the guy who ruined Character 1's livelihood and killed the things he loves, but he did it…
First time I have watched this in years, I even watched it on the old DVD at my parents house.
Honestly, it's a tremendous film, maybe Shyamalan's best. I am glad my positive nostalgia for this film was not undeserved.
This movie understands suspense beautifully. I was stressed (in a good way?) during this movie because I felt in the moment, not because I was bracing myself for the next loud jump scare.
The music is also really really good.…