I thought The Sixth Sense was brilliant on first viewing and, even though I know the twist, still think it's a terrific piece of filmmaking. Signs was a mess and Unbreakable was fairly solid, but unspectacular.
The Happening couldn't have had a worse title considering how little happened; The Village couldn't maintain the air of seriousness and descended into farce about halfway through but they are all masterpieces compared to Lady in the Water, a self-indulgent piece of tosh in which MNS casts himself (he was previously just in cameo roles) as the saviour of the world. Devil was alright but, because of the knowledge there would be a trick ending, I spent about half the film guessing who the titular character was, only to be proved right before the end credits rolled. (Another plus for Devil is it was mercifully short!
As for trying to resurrect his career with a found footage film well, sorry Mr Shyamalan, but that ship has sailed.
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