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Unbreakable is a new mythos film from M. Night Shyamalan creator of the Sixth Sense.  Again he has chosen Bruce Willis to play the lead role.  Regular guy David Dunn is on a train that derails outside of Philadelphia and he is the only survivor out of 132 passengers.  He does not even have a scratch on him.  A little later he is contacted by a strange man who deals in comic book art who leads him on a strange path.  The art dealer, a man named Elijah Price, was born with a genetic defect that leaves his bones brittle and easy to break.  He suggests that David is someone who is opposite to him, someone who can't be hurt.  This of course can't be, the real world is not a comic book.  Still Elijah has some questions with interesting answers.

This is a slow film that takes its time getting where it's going and then picks up speed at the end.  Unbreakable creates its own unique world just a few small degrees off of normal.  It has its own reality and has to set up its own rules that will be followed throughout.  It's tightly constructed which makes it difficult to describe without giving away too much.  It's not boring but not super exciting throughout most of it.  It has a lot of vision, some good acting, and a few thrills.  There isn't really anything derivative in it, which makes it unique in this day and age.  It should appeal to anyone who is willing to sit through a movie that doesn't have minute after minute of eye candy, or lots of action.  It's a very good story and character driven film.  A good effort on the director's part but not up to the standard he set with his previous film.

( Thank you for reading my review.
Bob Male)

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