An ordinary man makes an extraordinary discovery when a train accident leaves his fellow passengers dead — and him unscathed. The answer to this mystery could lie with the mysterious Elijah Price, a man who suffers from a disease that renders his bones as fragile as glass.
Thrill-kill plots, cardboard characters and zap-pow editing are not for Shyamalan, who takes his good, thoughtful time to snare audiences in his dark web.
– Peter Travers,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jun 2001
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Samuel L. Jackson plays a comic-book-art collector named Elijah, as in the prophet, and his stare could probably burn a hole through Superman's Fortress of Solitude.
– Peter Rainer,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
22 Jan 2002
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Whereas The Sixth Sense left audiences surprised but surprisingly comfortable, this more mature and ambitious movie preserves its ambiguities and keeps everyone guessing.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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With Unbreakable , Mr. Shyamalan establishes himself as a distinctive auteur with a very personal style.