And the timing proved to be fortuitous, as we just marked the 10th anniversary of that legendarily bad film’s release.
It sits second to last in our ranking of every M. Night Shyamalan film, ahead of only (of course) The Happening.
There are myriad aspects of Shyamalan’s interpretation that flat out don’t work, including some aspects of the film over which he had no real control.
The visual fidelity of the movie seemed to suffer as a result, with many scenes that look murky, dark and underlit.
It was this familiarity with the character and superficial appearance/martial arts training that got Ringer an audience with Shyamalan, who was quickly impressed.
There’s nothing it does particularly well, aside from some decent set design … most of which is difficult to see or appreciate.
It does raise the question: Will Netflix’s upcoming live-action series remake of Avatar: The Last Airbender be any better? »
