A very average ghost movie.

Rating: 6/10 (27 November 2013)

This was a very average ghost movie about young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osmont), who sees spirits of the deceased who do not know they're dead, and seeks the help of a child psychologist (Bruce Willis) to deal with his problems.
There are some scary moments in this movie including the appearances of the wandering and pale-looking ghosts, and the part where Cole utters the classic line "I see dead people" while cold breath is coming out of his mouth.
However, I think the lack of emotion in the film overshadows the horror elements, making this a pretty dreary movie at times. Most of the characters lack emotion passion and appear very wooden, except for Osmont's character. And, the plot was slow-paced and the cinematography was dull. I guess this is director M. Night Shyamalan's style, as other movies I've seen of his use the same elements. But, this style isn't really appealing.
Again, overall, this is a very average movie.
Grade C