Starring: Firdous Bamji, Michaelia Carroll, Bostin Christopher, Spencer Treat Clark, Johanna Day Average Rating: Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: VHS Tape Format: Color, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC Label: Walt Disney Video Number of Items: 1 Release Date: November 06, 2001 Running Time: 106 minutes Theatrical Release Date: November 22, 2000
Amazon.com essential video: When Unbreakable was released, Bruce Willis confirmed that the film was the first in a proposed trilogy. Viewed in that context, this is a tantalizing and audaciously low-key thriller, with a plot that twists in several intriguing and unexpected directions. Standing alone, however, this somber, deliberately paced film requires patient leaps of faith--not altogether surprising, since this is writer-director M. Night Shyamalan's daring follow-up to The Sixth Sense. While just as assured as that earlier, phenomenal hit, Unbreakable is the work of a filmmaker whose skill exceeds his maturity, its confident style serving a story that borders on juvenile. However, Shyamalan's basic premise--that comic books are the primary conduit of modern mythology--is handled with substantial relevance.
Willis plays a Philadelphia security guard whose marriage is on the verge of failing when he becomes the sole, unscathed survivor of a devastating train wreck. When prompted by a mysterious, brittle-boned connoisseur of comic books (Samuel L. Jackson), he realizes that he's been free of illness and injury his entire life, lending credence to Jackson's theory that superheroes--and villains--exist in reality, and that Willis himself possesses extraordinary powers. Shyamalan presents these revelations with matter-of-fact gravity, and he draws performances (including those of Robin Wright Penn and Spencer Treat Clark, as Willis's wife and son) that are uniformly superb. The film's climactic revelation may strike some as ultimately silly and trivial, but if you're on Shyamalan's wavelength, the entire film will assume a greater degree of success and achievement. --Jeff Shannon
Good product fast delivery The movie came promptly and without any problems. I was pleased with the quality and response time.
Impressive. Great movie, it's not a classic like Shaw Shank redemption(sp?), but it's one that will stick with you.
A Movie For Comic Book Fans This film represents a refreshing take on the comic book genre. Bruce Willis and Samuel Jackson give great performances. Tonally, Unbreakable is excellent, although it does move slowly at times. This show let me know that M. Night was not a fluke. After seeing it, I was a Shyamalan fan.
The 2-Disc DVD has a lot of great extras, including some cool artwork. The best part is Shyamalan's directing. The movie feels like you are in a comic book. As a previous collector, I especially enjoyed this film and DVD. I don't know how anyone who likes comics could dislike it.
One of the best movies ever made...(blu-ray review) If you saw the sixth sense you absolutely had to see this film when it came out,only for the fact that it was written and directed by the same guy M Knight, I was blown away by the story and the wonderful talents of both Bruce Willis and Samuel l. Jackson.
Bruce is your everyday guy with your everyday job trying to work with your everyday problems,I bet that a lot of guys saw themselves in him, when just out of nowhere Samuel helps him discover who he really is, this discovery evolves slowly as the movie progresses in a way that was brilliant building up to the ultimate shock at the end,the person who made him realize who he really is... was his opposite.
You kind of feel the comic world entering the pace slowly and it dominates at the end, kind of like your comic movies with one exception...you can actually feel that these guys are real,from the real world!! they don't fly or wear weird costumes or expand in size, they're just your everyday people.
The overall mood of the movie is fascinating, it takes you to through mood swings (good ones) and it makes you look at the story from different views.
I can't even start on the score of this movie (James Newton Howard) brilliant just brilliant.. when Bruce enters the subway wearing his security poncho accompanied by the soundtrack that was the best scene in the entire movie
This movie is one of my all time favourites. It is the best of M knight's movies yet. (I've seen everyone of them)
The blu-ray release made it even better.
Highly recommended
The Spectrum Of Life... To The Extremes Willis is a very sad/dark/distraught man who quickly becomes the sole survivor of a fatal train wreck, ironically not only does he survive but he is unhurt in any way.
In comes Jackson whose character is looking for something, particular clues and circumstances which leads him to Willis ...and if he's right Willis's character will be in store for yet many more mind shattering rides that only he himself can discover through encouragement by Jackson.
I was intrigued by this movie's story and message... very comic book(ish) in framing style and its telling but in a deranged way makes a very "real life" clear point. There is always the very best and the very worst in life... such as strong/weak, rich/poor, smart/dumb, beautiful/ugly, sick/healthy, sane/insane, etc...
Life isn't perfect yet it does seem to be in a sort of balance.
I'm a believer in this way of thinking so this was for me a very good movie to watch and then ponder.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tony's Online Tips
Trevor
