A treasure!!

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2000)

The Sixth Sense has moved me in ways that no other movie has ever done. After seeing it on opening weekend, I have gone to the theatre three times with the intention of seeing something else - yet everytime I have ended up seeing 6th Sense again.
This is a movie of extraordinary power. It speaks to all of our human emotions and conditions: fear, uncertainty, guilt, isolation, love, hope, peace, etc...If this movie disappointed you, maybe the misleading trailer should be blamed. In my opinion, this is not a horror movie, nor is it a thriller. It's a drama with supernatural overtones. It is also the most heart wrenching love story I have ever come across.
SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!! SPOILERS!!!!
Whilst Haley Joel Osment (Cole) is absolutely magnificent, I don't agree that he played the lead, as some would suggest. Another user put it very well when she said that the movie was about one man's journey into the afterlife. It is in making this journey, that Malcolm (beautifully played by Bruce Willis) meets up with Cole, the link between the living world and the one that Malcolm now occupies. Malcolm, tormented by guilt about his failure as both a psychologist and a husband, is neither willing nor ready to let go. Ultimately, they help each other accept and understand their respective journeys. And in the process, a mother and child find each other, and a husband makes his peace with his grieving wife. "Goodnight, Sweetheart" is a line so filled with meaning that it will stay in my heart forever.
The fact that I have seen this movie four times, obviously indicates that it was not its ending that did it for me. I got that part when I read the plotline. Rather, it's the incredible atmosphere and power of the characters' emotions that spoke to me. So if you figured out the ending and was disappointed by the rest, a second viewing may just change your mind.

10/10 with NO reservations!