Went to see The Village last night – very good film, well worth seeing, so long as you take a few things into account:
1. Unlike what all the previews would have you believe, this is not even remotely a horror movie – it’s a story about innocence and about what people will sacrifice in order to hold onto what they believe in.
2. It’s very good, but you need to go see it knowing as little about it as possible. That’s why I’m going to tell you almost nothing more about it.
Seven out of ten. Could have earned an eight from me if it had done a few key things better, in order that I wouldn’t have been able to predict the end from about half an hour in. I particularly enjoyed the pacing – nice and slow, no hurry to tell the story… although the ocassional “memory” voiceover was completely un-necessary for an audience that actually has a brain… felt like “dumbing down”. Bryce Dallas Howard‘s performance is brilliant – spot on: also good performances by William Hurt and Adrien Brody.
Go see it. But don’t expect whatever it is you’re expecting.