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I find myself watching this film atleast once a year since it came out, and every time I'm blown away by it. I used to be a HUGE movie junkie, watching atleast 2 movies every single day but as my life has gotten busier I've migrated over to YouTube the home of short attention spans. Nowadays I maybe watch 2 or 3 movies a month and rarely watch something I've seen before but this here is the kind of movie that deserves a rewatch, and another and another. If you've never seen this, which would be weird since it came out almost 9 years ago, then you are in for a treat, granted it will be a bit of a depressing treat but a treat none the less.

This is a serious film with serious subject matter. I think some people are watching it expecting it to be a fun film Because Maddie is in it and once they get into it they are disappointed. But this film isn't for those people. I'm not going to add any spoilers, I'm just going to say the acting was excellent, the mood was exactly how it should have been during the entire film, and I really hope this wins some awards. Last, I'm not an emotional guy, I don't cry, but the ending had me in tears.

I feel like people go into this wanting to find something bad to talk about. They dissect the movie and make comparisons instead of letting the film stand on it's own. And overall it seems like people just want to hate M. Night Shyamalan for no reason, maybe because they have to look up how to spell his last name? This is probably the 10th time I've watched this film but the last time I watched it was years ago. I admit I am a huge fan of M. Night starting with "Signs" so you could interpret this review as bias but not anymore bias then all the people hating on him and his films. Overall I loved the film. Great music, great tension, great acting and great cinematography. Give the film a chance and I think you will like it too, but don't go into it thinking this is a seat of your pants horror movie, yes it has some scares but it's mostly about the characters.