Tonight, it’s out to a real movie and it’s Old, the latest from M. Night Shyamalan. A family goes on a tropical vacation, and gets away from the resort scene by taking a side trip to a remote beach. They’re dropped off there. There’s nothing there but sand, rocks and water. That would kill it for me right there since I like busy beach resorts, junk food, boardwalks and tacky seaside restaurants. You will NOT see me on this island. Sadly, this family should have stayed on the boardwalk too, because, once you’re there, you start to age at a horrendous rate, something like a year per hour. Even with sunblock you will be prune-faced by the end of the day.
In addition, something doesn’t want you to leave and the boat that was to pick you up later in the day doesn’t show. The kids grow up and Mom and Dad are getting old. Others have been there before, leaving behind their stuff. If that isn’t bad enough, they are being watched from a distance by persons unknown.
As we know, M Night sometimes likes trick endings. This is one of them. Look it up on Wikipedia if you really want to know before you go, because it's kind of a stretch. Everything about the movie is meticulously crafted, the acting is excellent, as is the setting and cinematography, but I could not escape the feeling that, as well done as it is, the plot line was more like a Twilight Zone episode, not a full length movie. I will probably continue to see Night’s movies as long as he makes them, but I have to temper my expectations. It’s good, worth a ticket but I was hoping for a more transcendent conclusion to all that build-up.
Last edited by skizzerflake; 07-24-21 at 11:53 PM.