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...would not think of David Dunn (Bruce Willis) as a particularly lucky guy. He works as a humble security guard, his marriage is close to a breakup, and he can't even pick up the pretty woman sitting next to him on the train taking him home to Philadelphia after a failed job interview...
...other hand, when that train is wrecked, he is the only survivor--not a scratch on him. This interests Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who is Dunn's obvious opposite--an elegant, well-spoken dude who runs an upscale store dealing in original comic-book art. He is also afflicted by a congenital illness that causes his bones to shatter on the slightest contact--reason enough, one imagines, to account for his cranky manner...
...perhaps, for his obsessive interest in Dunn, who, for all his bad luck, enjoys perfect health. And we mean perfect. The guy never even gets the sniffles. He is, to borrow this film's perfectly descriptive title, Unbreakable. Moreover, under Price's possibly prompting gaze, he develops a talent for spotting criminals before they actually commit a crime. Despite his modest demeanor and circumstances, Dunn has the potential to be a superhero working the real-life streets of Philadelphia...
...well played. Willis is good as a depressed man resisting instinctive, inchoate hints that he is not living up to his uncanny potential. And Jackson's ability to play perverse intelligence gets its best outing since Pulp Fiction. Robin Wright Penn is superb as the wife almost defeated by Dunn's inarticulate withdrawals, and young Spencer Treat Clark's hopeful patience with his troubled dad is fine...
...Dunn recorded a hat-trick last Friday against Niagara, and has four points in the young season. Suurkask tallied both goals in the Crimson's 2-1 victory over Niagara last Saturday and has three goals and one assist so far this year. Francisco has recorded three assists and one goal, and is tied with Dunn and Suurkask for the team lead in points with four...