Absolutely Chilling

Rating: 10/10 (7 August 2019)

"The Sixth Sense" is a completely mesmerizing and artistic piece of filmmaking. Despite having held the record for the highest-grossing horror film ever until "It" (2017), "The Sixth Sense" doesn't contain many elements of typical horror movies, but still scares audiences to this day due to its eerie atmosphere and unexpected happenings.
The freakiest part of this movie is the ghosts - director M. Night Shyamalan perfects making the viewer fear the ghosts by not actually giving them much on-screen appearances. Of course, the famous twist ending is shocking and unforeseen, and it's mind-blowing how subtlety Shyamalan sets up the twisty climax of the film.
The characters in "The Sixth Sense" are unforgettable. Action movie star Bruce Willis nails his performance as gentle child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe, and Haley Joel Osment's stellar (and spooky) portrayal of Cole Sear is truly something to behold coming from an eleven-year-old actor. And let us not forget, Donnie Wahlberg's disturbing character Vincent Gray is utterly devastating.
In the end, "The Sixth Sense" is much, much more than a crowd-pleasing horror movie. It's about the importance of family, and doing the right thing just to help people who need it. It's no surprise that "The Sixth Sense" is generally renowned as one of the greatest American films ever made, and I believe that it will forever live up to that standard.