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Unbreakable

2000

M. Night Shyamalan

Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark ...

6.7

59,540

Mystery. Thriller David Dunne is a Philadelphia security guard and the sole survivor of a disasterous train wreck. Not only is David still alive after the crash--he's completely unharmed. After this miraculous incident, he's contacted by the mysterious Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), a dealer of comic book art who seems to have the opposite physicality--his bones tend to snap like twigs. As Elijah attempts to help the reluctant hero realize his ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"It's rare that a a movie leaves you pinned to your seat, wanting to see it again -- right now, this minute -- to work out the pieces of the puzzle. Unbreakable is one of those movies"	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The true subject of the film is well-guarded, although always in plain view (...) An uncommonly absorbing movie (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"It would be foolish to deny that 'Unbreakable' has scenes that make you jump, but without anything resonant to apply that skill to, the film has no option except squandering its technique"	NEU
United States	Jay Carr Boston Globe	"Unbreakable is a film that begins with a train wreck and then, figuratively speaking, becomes on"	NEG
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Possesses sufficient intrigue to hook audiences and keep them on board much of the way"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"An intriguing story executed with visual panache and fine acting performances"	POS
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"What 'Unbreakable' shows is Mr. Shyamalan's remarkable growth as a director. Some of the sequences are particularly fine, crisp and contained (...) Tidy and compact"	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"I think you're going to be mesmerized by the experience (...) I don't think this movie is perfect, by any means. But it's rare to find a film that makes you even hope for perfection."	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"'Unbreakable' is an unfinished, unrealised film, but it lingers potently in the mind for hours, and somehow without its flaws, eccentricities and longueurs it would not be the film it is."	NEU
United Kingdom	Nigel Floyd Time Out	"Whereas 'The Sixth Sense' left audiences surprised but surprisingly comfortable, this more mature and ambitious movie preserves its ambiguities and keeps everyone guessing"	POS

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