I see...a great movie.

Rating: 9/10 (10 January 2009)

The film starts off with Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) celebrating his achievement with his wife, Anna (Olivia Williams, who looks an awful lot like Liv Tyler in this picture). When they venture upstairs, they are met by a man who has broken into their home in the hopes that his former doctor will finally help him. Malcolm realizes too late that the man is Vincent Grey (Donnie Wahlberg) when Grey pulls out a gun and shoots Malcolm in the torso.
The film flashes forward to show that Malcolm is trying to rectify his mistake with Vincent by helping Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment). Cole initially doesn't want help from Crowe, but reluctantly allows him to help. After Malcolm learns that Cole can see ghosts, Malcolm figures out that Cole needs to help them. Malcolm is clearly having issues with Anna, she seems to ignore Malcolm at every turn.
When Cole helps a girl (Mischa Barton) tell her father that her mother killed her, Cole gains the courage to tell his mom of his gift - his curse. The confession brings them closer together and Malcolm realizes that he's done what he set out to do and doesn't need to stick around anymore.
Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, it's the first big blockbuster in a large list for him that ends up being one of the greatest films of all time. The choice of Haley and Bruce to star was an excellent choice and I can think of no two actors to replace them, even if there could be a remake in the future. Psychologically, the film gets under your skin and visually it chills you to the bone. I remember the first time I saw the movie, I was freaked out for days after viewing it.
The visual and special effects are phenomenal and the thrills that the movie gives you are not in the same league as to what the scares and the chilling twist gives you. You'll watch it again after the first time just because it's that entertaining.
In the first and second viewing, it's a totally different film each time, so it's a wonderfully crafted masterpiece which will be remembered for a long, long time.