Unbreakable (2000)
Directed by M. Night Shyamalan
Written by M. Night Shyamalan
Starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Robin Wright
Release Date November 22nd, 2000
Published July 19th, 2024
Unbreakable was M Night Shyamalan’s last moment as a seemingly unimpeachable genius of pop cinema. After this came Signs which received strong box office but the first real critical grumbles since his little seen debut feature, Wide Awake. Don’t misunderstand, Unbreakable had its critics, but with Shyamalan still in the glow of his multiple Academy Award nominations for The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable was always going to benefit from that film's coattails.
That Unbreakable wasn’t Shyamalan falling on his face but instead delivering a second straight crowd-pleasing blockbuster is no minor feat. Many directors have shown themselves to be one and done, it-person directors in the past. To have back to back blockbuster critical darlings is far more rare than we imagine.
Find my full length review at Geeks.Media
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