Ishana Night Shyamalan's first film as a writer and director is a clear imitation of her father, M. Night Shyamalan's work, however she does pull off a satisfying ending whereas his past few films have not.
Mr. Shyamalan produced the film, using mostly his own finances and he was an obvious influence on his daughter. The script itself, is far from perfect. It starts out as strange but silly and has it's share of dead spots but actually ends up building it's suspense in a credible way and pulls together in the final act.
The film stars Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Oliver Finnegan, Alistair Brammer, John Lynch and the wonderful Olen Fouere. Ms. Fouere is one of my favorite Irish actors working today. Her mere presence in a film can easily heighten the tension.
Ms. Shyamalan shows promises as a filmmaker but to break free of the family name, next next film should be something completely different.
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