A very special movies

Rating: 10/10 (13 November 2001)

Although"The Sixth Sense" was a very good movie, the histrionics it generated were largely due to the performance of the child actor, and the supposedly unguessable twist. "The Others" has two marvellous child performances, two hammer-blow twists and Nicole Kidman in a display that is in my opinion, the best by an actress since Frances McDormand's Oscar in 'Fargo'. And yet it is not as if the film needs such a performance to carry it. Everything, from the lighting, to the fluidity of the camera, and the mesmerising music, knits perfectly to a truly magnificent whole. I hope it gets the credit it deserves come oscar nomination time. The first real must-see film of the year.