when compared to his recent movies like Glass and Split, it's still eerily spare, a mode that suits him well. And the moments when Old is cranking into high-concept gear are fun to watch and disquieting
the central conceit of Old has so much juice, and Shyamalan gets to explore so many fun avenues over the course of one very long day. It's his most ambitious work in years, wrapped in the delightful, tawdry packaging of a pulpy thriller
M. Night Shyamalan's thriller is ridiculous — and awesome; "Old", is campy, poorly written, candy-colored and subtle as Eurovision. I was glued to every single second of it; the enjoyable film uncompromisingly commits to its insane reality
M. Night Shyamalan's thriller has a strong cast and an initially riveting concept, but it's uneven; "Old" ranks somewhere in the bottom half of Shyamalan's filmography, but even so it's worth a look -- if only to see the kids fast-forward into teens
M. Night Shyamalan's latest has an intriguing concept, but flawed execution; The Shyamalanian twist in "Old" is thought-provoking but highly complicated, and it still leaves several questions unanswered
M Night Shyamalan's fast-ageing beach horror is top notch hokum; With a cast worthy of Agatha Christie, this tale of a resort where time has been terrifyingly accelerated is brilliantly poised between serious and silly
despite an intriguing premise, ...and a few effective shock scares, this is a thudding disappointment with surprisingly wooden performances from fine actors, and some of the most excruciatingly awful dialogue in any movie this year
an alternately riveting and inane high-concept thriller; in the moments when "Old" works, it’s because M. Night Shyamalan embraces the inherent weirdness of his material
a "Twilight Zone"–worthy premise, subtly sold by ace make-up effects, makes for a decent-enough thriller, intriguing in the moment but ultimately too timid to say anything meaningful about ageing
"Old" presents an absurd time-lapse scenario. No twists or surprises punctuate this bizarre trip, just a few moments of horror and a whole lot of cringe humor
"Old" is, at times, clumsy and obvious, but it's different and weird, and it taps into something essential; The premise is so intrinsically compelling that there's no getting bored, and Shyamalan does some fun things to compensate
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