I read some reviews of this movie that said that it moves too quickly for you to feel anything for the characters. I think that speed of storytelling dumps you right there on the beach with the characters of the story, and gives you a compressed amount of time in which to work out what is going on as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once you work out that they are aging, which happens pretty quickly, then you are on the hunt for the twist. It\\’s not an M. Night Shymalan movie without a twist, is it? And you know that it starts in that moment when you become aware that the occupants are being watched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think the twist is interesting, and it really does make you unsure whether to take the villains of the piece as straight-up villains. Intention versus method and the inhumane method of obtaining their results is the thing you have to square. But if there were to be a sequel then the question becomes what could this place be in the hands of those to whom it is delivered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I think the acting is fine. It is exaggerated in places, but with this kind of movie a somewhat hysterical slant on that seems fitting. The aging process is handled pretty well. If I were to place it in the rankings of Shymalan\\’s films I would consider it to be a solid effort, but not one of his best. Definitely very watchable though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"