Well, Shyamalan is back. After two terrible movies (Airbender, After Earth) and a good but flawed one (Happening), it was good to see him sorta liked by american audiences and critics again, a nice start to redeption road, with split and the visit. But now, he is definitively back.
Hated by american critics but called brilliant, extraordinary and great by international ones (for now and this particular movie, more european than international, its soon still) it seems we are back to Lady in the Water days, in so many lists of best of the year around the world and deemed unwatchable by americans.
Now if the world likes a turd or his brilliance is going over americans head (no anti american feelings here, by the way. Plenty of movies that are adored by most of the world are hated in some particular country, its a common happenstance that can happen anywhere with any film) is up to you. Whatever you choose to believe, though, its fair to say that Night and america never truly clicked the same way he did with most of the planet. What that means to you regarding this movie will of course define your relationship to your expectations.
I wonder some times if wanting to be accepted in america the same way as he was around the globe could have been partially the reason for his temporary downfall. If, maybe, had he tried to make movies in countries like Germany, Spain or France, where he was considered a master, he would have had a better carrier, at least artistic wise. Or maybe not. Maybe he was going that path anyway. Maybe it could even had been worse. Who knows. But yet I wonder...
Still. Europe gushes and america botches.Welcome back, you old son of a gun!
