Certificate: 15 Running time: 108 minutes Starring: Vicky Krieps, Gael Garcia Bernal, Rufus Sewell, Thomasin McKenzie, Alex Wolff Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan The story: An idyllic day on a secluded beach turns into a nightmare for one family when they realise that the beach is somehow causing them to age rapidly. The verdict: I think it’s really interesting to know that Old is based on the graphic novel by Pierre Oscar Levy and Frederik Peeters, a fact that I was not originally aware of when I saw the first trailer. However, Shyamalan has completely changed the outcome and ending from the novel, so there is a nice mixture of originality and adaptation here. Shyamalan gets short shrift from a lot of audiences and is seen as a reasonably divisive filmmaker. Personally, I feel that is a little unfair and whilst not all his films have hit the spot, even his misfires have had their positives. One undeniable fact though is that audiences do eagerly await his films. O...
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