Fresh and Original

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 1999)

I have recently seen "The Sixth Sense" and would like to applaud it's actors and makers as having produced one of the finest films to come out of Hollywood in a long time.
This movie was written and directed by an "artist". It is a beautiful piece of work, so rich in subtleties and at that same time, bold and personally involving. This movie is beautifully paced, for those of us who like to be coaxed into a story. Before long you realize you are much further involved with these characters than you expected. I must take exception with the crowd who found it "slow" and "boring". Perhaps they are too used to being bombarded in the "MTV" style of film presentation. If you enjoy being "invited" into a story rather than having it thrust at you in mind numbing picture flashes and sound effects then you will enjoy this movie.
This is not really a Horror picture at all. It is a thought provoking study of characters faced with a question: Can I truly say I know all about what I am seeing? It is a wonderful journey of discovery as seen through the eyes of one small boy and one grown man, each facing the unknown. This movie has the remarkable ability to make you think you have seen something when in fact you haven't. See it twice and find out....