Ignore everyone else's comments

Rating: Null/10 (3 December 2001)

Right. If you're thinking about going to see the film, and you've come here to read about it, don't bother. Stop right now and just go. It's very good, worth your money, and you're bound to come out of it with an opinion on it.
(Spoilers ahead, so if you haven't seen it PLEASE don't read on)
To anyone who has been, and especially those who've posted a comment, please wake up. I think this is a fantastic idea for a film, that completely takes you by surprise, IF YOU DON'T KNOW THERE'S A TWIST. I didn't and thought it was brilliant. I didn't see it coming, and thought it was completely original. And if you think it's too like the sixth sense, you're just wrong. in The Sixth Sense, dead people are all around, existing in the same world as the living. In The Others, the worlds only cross over occassionally. And The Sixth Sense is just blunt and obvious, ("I see dead people"?? Well there's the clue with a big flashing sign on it), The Others is much more subtle, using migraines as pointers, and that's about it. Everything else can be explained by ghosts, and, strangely, the living. However, you just don't think about that, unless you know there's a twist and are desperate enough to spend the length of a film trying to defeat it rather than just enjoy it. It's like the other comments on this film which say it's not scary. I guarantee these people don't find The Exorcist scary either, just the latest straight-to-video slasher that gives big jumps, but no psychological impact. Films like that never leave a lasting impression. The Others and The Exorcist will be thought about for days afterwards.
So, if you've read this little piece and are still not convinced, please don't just go to a film with the aim of "beating it". You might just end up enjoying it