Unbreakable

Unbreakable 2000

• Director: M Night Shyamalan
• Seen by the director: Split, The Happening, The Village, Sixth Sense, Glass
• Based on book: no
• Cast: Samuel L Jackson, Bruce Willis, Robin Wright, Spencer Treat Clark, Charlayne Woodard, Eamonn Walker
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Samuel L Jackson – The Hateful Eight, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Django Unchained, Glass, Split, Jumper, 1408, Star Wars, Kill Bill, Changing Lanes, The Red Violin, Jackie Brown, The Long Kiss Goodnight, True Romance, Jurassic Park, Pulp Fiction, Jungle Fever, Mo’ Better Blues, Sea of Love, Do the Right Thing
• Bruce Willis - Looper, Moonrise Kingdom, Friends, The Siege, Armageddon, The Fifth Element, The Twelve Monkeys, Billy Bathgate, Pulp Fiction, In Country, Die Hard, Glass, Split
• Robin Wright – Blade Runner 2049, Wonder Woman, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, How to Kill Your Neighbour’s Dog, Forrest Gump
• Sarah Poulson - Serenity
• Spencer Treat Clark – Cymbeline, Much Ado About Nothing, Mystic River, Gladiator, Glass, Split
• Charlayne Woodard – Terminator the Sarah Connor Chronicles, Hair, Glass, Split
• Why? Prequel to Split
• Seen: 19 April 2022      

       David (Willis) is the only survivor of a train derailment. He’s not even injured. Elijah (Jackson) was born with a rare disease and has had countless broken bones. He seeks out David, believing him to be a Protector. At first David thinks Elijah is nuts but gradually realises that he may be right. That’s about it.

       I liked Glass and Split very much but this one is muddled and, on this first viewing anyway, a bit boring. It’s not M Night Shyamalan’s greatest effort. But the ending is strong. Now I’m curious to watch the other two again. 

3 * of 5