The Village
2004
**
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Joaquin Phoenix, Bryce Dallas Howard
M. Night Shyamalan has clearly become a victim of his own success now that everyone expects him to deliver another spooky story with a shock ending. This one is set in late 19th century Pennsylvania, where a small community's peaceful co-existence with the forest creatures comes to an end. Shyamalan creates some effective individual set pieces, but his shaggy dog story is simply laughable.
