>RE: The Happening was probably his weakest movie
>it was still entertainig. he still had the knack for filming
>ridiculously creepy 'phenomenon' and creating a great
>atmosphere
>but it just lacked a bit of cleverness i think. i don't know
>if the visual pun of 'killing ourselves' was good enough by
>itself. and some of the acting was well dodgy.

I'll give him credit for creating an atmosphere, great visuals... hell, his whole directing style is cool. But lately his plots/stories have been terrible.


>Lady in the Water was excellent. Most critics failed to engage
>with it

No. Just no. I wanted to like that movie, I really did. Up until that point, M. Night was my dude and I loved his joints.

But it was dogshit. It is literally one of the worst movies I've seen in years. And it's mostly the plot. What a pile of shit. Narfs and scrunts and tree monkeys and what the fuck man.


>The Village was excellent. Maybe as good as Sixth Sense.

It's probably my second favorite, but let's not get crazy.


>Signs was great, i don't see how it's 'deeply flawed'

The ending?!
Water? (and yes, I hated War of the Worlds too)
Swing away?

Man, the ending ruined what could have been a very good movie.
(The alien stuck in the pantry bugged me too, but otherwise it was pretty good until near the end).


>Unbreakable is pretty good, probably my least favourite
>outside The HAppening

Hmmm. I just saw it again, that movie is dope as shit.


>so, i don't see a downward slope. he's still young, MANY films
>left in him

I agree that he's still young and has many films left in him. I sure hope he starts making good shit again. I don't know if he has another Sixth Sense in him, but I hope he at least gets back to Unbreakable / Village quality of films.

Maybe that other poster is right and he should do some directing for films he didn't write. Maybe he's just tapped out of good ideas at the moment (and that doesn't mean he's done for good, either).