A lesser "Sixth Sense"

Rating: 7/10 (12 August 2001)

The similarities between this film and everyone's favorite Haley Joel Osment vehicle are too numerous to mention. And the key difference between the two movies - one that allows "The Sixth Sense" to stand out despite Ms. Kidman's command performance - is that it was a viable movie prior to the whiz-bang surprise ending. "The Others" (what a dull title) managed to scare and entertain me most of the way, but it didn't make much sense until our requisite surprise ending came out. This is not a bad thing in and of itself, but my appreciation of the movie was blunted by its incoherence much of the way through. That's my two cents, anyway.