Bone chilling...

Rating: 9/10 (14 August 1999)

I entered the theater a little hum-drum. After the disappointment of "The Haunting" I was merely expecting to be entertained by this movie. And, quite frankly, I wanted to see this movie before the trailers or some over-zealous TV show gave away more of the plot than I wanted to know.
Now I'm glad my expectations were low because this movie, unlike 99.9% of the movies out there, truly surprised me. Not only was the writing, acting, and directing excellent, but it was far more scary than any movie I've seen since "Seven". My hands ached at the end of the movie from gripping my friend's hand so tight! And, for a nice change, I was not able to predict the plot.
As a little boy who is gifted - or cursed, rather - with a sixth sense, Haley Joel Osment is mesmerizing to watch. He is a darn good little actor! Bruce Willis, as the boy's troubled psychologist, also gives a wonderful and subtle performance (didn't see his famous smirk even once!).
Go see this movie. Take a sweatshirt to cover your face up to your eyes, and someone to hold on to, 'cuz it's worth the price of admission!