Better than "The Sixth Sense" - SPOILERS POSSIBLY!!

Rating: Null/10 (12 August 2001)

When I walked out of the movie theatre with my friends after seeing "The Others", they asked me why we didn't go to see American Pie 2, and I heard a woman behind me saying that the movie stunk. I couldn't understand how anyone could think the movie could have stunk. I heard many people complain about the ending, saying it copied too much on "The Sixth Sense". But I thought this movie was better than "The Sixth Sense" so I didn't care. I thought this film was much more innovative than "The Sixth Sense" and not to mention creepier. I think the problem was people were expecting another "Sixth Sense" type film with lots of jumpoutofyourseat thrills, which "The Others" did have but not as much as "The Sixth Sense". "The Others" was a slower film that had a few thrills and in the end succeeds in giving the viewer a feeling of dread, which is good. "The Sixth Sense" has a happy ending while "The Others" has a much more darker ending.
With great performances from all of the actors, magnificent cinematography, art direction, and costume design, "The Others is a smooth flowing, carefully paced, and innovative ghost story. Like I said, I liked it better than "The Sixth Sense" but this won't get nominated for best picture.