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Director:
Writer (WGA):
M. Night Shyamalan (written by)
Release Date:
30 July 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
Their Days Of Peace Are Over (Denmark) more
Plot:
The population of a small, isolated countryside village believe that their alliance with the mysterious creatures that inhabit the forest around them is coming to an end. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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9 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(111 articles)
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Brilliantly nuanced, subtle, smart, and expertly played
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Bryce Dallas Howard | ... | Ivy Walker | |
| Joaquin Phoenix | ... | Lucius Hunt | |
| Adrien Brody | ... | Noah Percy | |
| William Hurt | ... | Edward Walker | |
| Sigourney Weaver | ... | Alice Hunt | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | August Nicholson | |
| Cherry Jones | ... | Mrs. Clack | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Vivian Percy | |
| John Christopher Jones | ... | Robert Percy | |
| Frank Collison | ... | Victor | |
| Jayne Atkinson | ... | Tabitha Walker | |
| Judy Greer | ... | Kitty Walker | |
| Fran Kranz | ... | Christop Crane | |
| Michael Pitt | ... | Finton Coin | |
| Jesse Eisenberg | ... | Jamison |
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Also Known As:
Grey (Philippines: English title) (review title)
M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (USA) (promotional title)
The Woods (USA) (working title)
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M. Night Shyamalan's The Village (USA) (promotional title)
The Woods (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for a scene of violence and frightening situations.
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Runtime:
108 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Canada:G (Quebec) |
Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) |
Canada:14A |
Iceland:14 (original rating) |
Iceland:16 (video rating) |
South Korea:12 |
Malaysia:U |
Brazil:14 |
Japan:U |
India:UA (cinema release) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:TE |
Czech Republic:12 |
Finland:K-15 |
Germany:12 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
Norway:15 |
Peru:14 |
Philippines:PG-13 |
Singapore:PG |
Sweden:15 |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) |
UK:12A (original rating) |
UK:12 (video rating) (2004) |
USA:PG-13
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Trivia:
Alice Hunt tells her son Lucius, played by Joaquin Phoenix, that he reminds her of a colt. In real life, Phoenix was named "The Colt" by Vanity Fair Magazine in 2001.
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Goofs:
Continuity: The mud on Ivy's yellow cloak in Covington woods keeps changing between shots.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
August Nicholson: Who'll pinch me to wake me up? Who will laugh at me when I fall? Whose breath will I listen for so that I may sleep? Whose hand will I hold so that I may walk?
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August Nicholson: Who'll pinch me to wake me up? Who will laugh at me when I fall? Whose breath will I listen for so that I may sleep? Whose hand will I hold so that I may walk?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Supernatural: Scarecrow (#1.11)" (2006)
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FAQ
This movie reminded me a lot of the book "Running out of Time" by Margaret Peterson Haddix. Did anyone else notice that?Did Lucius live or die at the end of the story?
Who was the guy reflected in the medicine cabinet window in the ranger hut? The guy who said "don't get into conversations"?
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It's not what you think it is. It's not horrific. It's not gory. It is however a very well written and played thriller drama, with a fantastic love story woven into it to keep it from getting overbearing.
I've seen the 6th Sense and thought it was fantastic, and passed on Signs because I'd already been sick of alien movies by then, though it looks like I should see it.
I went into this film without preconceptions about M. Night Shyamalan or his previous work. I wanted to see a good scary movie. Good it was. Scary it was less. Don't go into it expecting to get horrified, and you won't leave the movie upset about it.
I liked this movie a lot, largely because it caught me by surprise at many points. It's too easy to spoil the movie if I mention why though, so I'll just say you have to see it for yourself.
The acting, particularly by Bryce Howard, Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, and William Hurt, was played well with the right subtlety and nuance to make the characters believable.
Howard's role as the smart, emotionally strong tomboy who also happens to be blind was played with an understanding you don't often see in a period role. She was Ivy, and she was living in the late 19th century. She showed an innocence that she could only have gotten away with in this character, and she played it like the time was hers.
There was no doubt of who she was. She conveyed the strength (both her real strength and that which she exuded with a feminine machismo) of her character very well, but never pushing it over the top. She never shouted an emotion; she whispered it, but it was loud and clear. When she spoke about love and fear, you felt it. When she cried she wasn't hamming it up; she exuded grief from eyes, face, and body. She was brilliant, and I can't wait to see her on screen again. She also happens to be incredibly beautiful. Did that cloud my judgment? Go see the movie.
Phoenix continues to upstage his previous roles in every movie I've seen him in. His expressions are classic. The theater laughed more from his modest look of confusion in one scene than I've heard at the last 3 comedies I've watched. He was being more serious than ever, but the comedy of his emotions, however brief, was transmitted perfectly through his stone cold face, only barely showing what he felt inside, but saying everything. Throughout the movie, he was quiet, thoughtful, brave, and pure of spirit, and he said it all in so few words. When he spoke of emotion, it had a power that gripped me. The lines he delivered, though incredibly well written, were meant for him.
Shyamalan's dialogue helped, in that it was rarely obtrusive when spoken by these actors.
About the story: It twists in ways few could imagine. That makes it a bit upsetting. Expect to be let down a little. If you're not looking for gory horror, then you might just love it. When it's not changing directions though it's fantastic in it's subtleties. I can't avoid that word because it applies well to how Shyamalan put this together.
I don't buy many movies, but I will be purchasing this when it comes out on DVD.