One of the better films this summer, but certainly not the best.

Rating: Null/10 (20 September 1999)

I'm not going to repeat in detail what hundreds of people have written already -- The movie is good, and a must-see. The acting is fantastic, and yes.. even Bruce Willis is actually acceptable without ever firing a gun.

I do have to respond to the many comments that have pointed out that the setup is slow.(As one comment stated.. "The beginning was ONLY character development.")
I personally am of the opinion that they made a mistake in the marketing of the film. I don't believe that Cole's "gift" should have been publicized. The film would have been much better if it hadn't been, but to be fair, it would have been difficult to sell it any other way.
If we lived in a perfect world and Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight and E! didn't exist, imagine how bizarre this film would have been, with the viewer not exactly knowing what was going on until Cole's confession.
So to those with their holier-than-thou critiques of this film, saying that it doesn't try to go beyond the typical boundaries of Hollywood filmmaking, I say that you're wrong. This is a psychological drama that is also a horror film, not the other way around. There are very few films that can even claim to do the same. What lessened the impact of this film WAS Hollywood with its (unfortunately necessary) marketing.
Don't expect a masterpiece, but definitely understand that this movie is a cut far above the typical schlock of the horror genre.