What a child actor!

Rating: 8/10 (6 August 2000)

The Sixth Sense is a very good movie in itself (and yes, the ending is really something, with a twist I only saw that year in Fight Club... great). But the real credit goes to Haley Joel Osment, or "Cole". This child can really act. I watched the movie on home video (because I was pretty scared of watching it in a movie theater), and all the time I could only think about his acting; he looked wise beyond his age, more like a seasoned actor than an 11 year old kid. I think he has a great future ahead of him.

As a strange coincidence, I watched "The Exorcist" 1 day before this film, and reached a conclusion: while Linda Blair was the star of the film (with Max von Sydow, of course), I couldn't stand Chris MacNeil at all. This limited my enjoyment of the movie, since her character appeared too often. Her overacting should not be excused. I couldn't find this flaw in "The Sixth Sense", where Bruce Willis acted great.
This film stands out from the rest because it makes you spend the entire time trying to figure out the ending, and by the time you think you know what will happen, you get a rather chilling surprise. What a masterpiece.