My Advice to M. Night Shyamalan

Quit! There, I said it.

Let’s be honest, he hasn’t made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and that was 11 years ago (1999). So what happened? Or better yet, What The Happening?

Let’s glance over his career during the past decade and workout just how much M. Night Shyamalan has lost it!

Unbreakable (2000)

M. Night, you lied to me, I was so hyped about this movie off the back of Six Sense that I almost booked in advance to go see it. Sadly the movie didn’t live up to my expectations, but I let it slide on this one. You were always doomed to fail, nothing could top Sixth Sense – nothing! I tell you.

Signs (2002)

Actually this wasn’t bad until you completely messed it up at the end. Just what were you thinking? An alien doesn’t go though all that drama just to be toppled over and killed by a little bit of sprinkled water.

The Village (2004)

Mysterious creatures running around in the woods scaring the bejesus out of ordinary town folk? Yes it’s not completely awful, but it’s not any good either. It just drags and drags, M. Night you’re clearly struggling.

Lady in the Water (2006)

Lady in the what?

The Happening (2008)

This is arguably the worst movie I’ve ever seen. You owe me big time,  you owe me money, you owe me time. The Happening was nothing short of broken promises. I remember watching the trailer and thinking, “Well actually this looks pretty good”, but M. Night, you clearly know how to fool people, you’re like a modern day Keyser Söze.

But not all is lost; the best part is yet to come. Enter the eureka moment! This is the moment Mark Wahlberg discovers the plants, “yes the plants”. are the ones responsible for all of this mess.

This my friend, is the moment you make the pledge never to see an M. Night Shyamalan movie again. And you know what? It’s a beautiful moment.

The Last Airbender (2010)

Okay you know what, this is not even worth my time. I don’t know why I bother.

In closing….

M. Night’s ability to conjure up good ideas coupled with his uncanny ability to conjure up horrible, unbelievable, and quite frankly embarrassing endings and plot devices is clearly evident.

And judging by the reviews of his latest movie, please take this advice with a truck load of salt! You need it.

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