It’s pretty hard to forget when The Village came out in theaters. The movie came on the heels of the amazing 2002 movie, Signs, so hopes were high.
All hope got left behind when people saw the movie, though. It felt stilted, stylized, contrived, and in the end, there’s a major What-the-Heck moment that made many audience members cringe at the time.
The reviews didn’t help, eiher.
And no, I won’t spoil anything. It might be a twenty-one year old movie, but it still needs a little courtesy.
Speaking of twenty-one years, though, time hasn’t been unkind to The Village.
It’s not so bad once the unfamiliarity wears off.
The design is pretty cool.
It’s got a retro charm.
The cast is amazing, especially Bryce Dallas Howard.
At the very least, it’s a guilty pleasure.
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