In one word: Remarkable.

Rating: 10/10 (29 January 2002)

10/10!!!!
Through the double doors and past the crowds of teenagers on a Friday Night I was trembling. I had just finished seeing `The Sixth Sense' for the first time. This movie, this genius work of cinema, had shaken my `senses' and opened my eyes into a new world of films.
Brainwashed by cheesy action and sci-fi films, I had never seen such a melancholy but in some way joyous movie such as this. Everything was perfect. The creepy morbid sounds of the violins in the opening credits made me feel as though some life force was creeping behind my chair. The brilliant story line, dialogue and acting as well as cinematography and original score made this film into a masterpiece.
The story line was amazing. This little boy Cole (Haley Joel Osment), an outcast, was tormented by something bizarre and out of this world. Only one person can help him, a child therapist Dr. Malcolm Crow (Bruce Willis).

The dialogue and acting couldn't have been better. My favorite scene is where Osment and Willis are playing a game so that Willis can get to know Osment better. Willis pretends to read Osment's mind so he will step forward towards a chair. `You've never been in any real trouble,' says Willis. Osment takes a step back. `We had to draw a picture, anything we wanted,' says Osment. `I drew a man, getting hurt in the neck by another man with a screw driver.' Willis shocked replies `did you see that on TV Cole?' `They had a meeting, mama started crying, I don't draw like that any more,' replies Osment. `How do you draw,' questions Willis. `Kids playing, dogs running, rainbows.' `They don't have meetings about rainbows,' replies Osment. Just the fact that a kid of that age could deliver dialogue like that with such power made me realize how wonderful the acting and dialogue was in this film. Toni Collette also gave an outstanding performance as a Philadelphia mother. I was shocked to hear her English accent when she was at the Oscars because she was so believable as Cole's mother.

To be frank I think this is one of the best movies ever made. The two things that really got to me were Haley Joel Osment's acting and the original score composed by James Newton Howard. Many people have argued that the movie relies on its ending to make it a good movie. I was pulled into the movie from the very beginning and I would still have a strong feeling about this movie even if it didn't have such a shocking ending.
I am happy that a psychological thriller was nominated for best picture at the Oscars and that Haley Joel Osment was nominated for best supporting actor. Most people thought that American Beauty was a better movie but even though I liked American Beauty, I thought `The Sixth Sense' was a better movie. If you haven't seen this film you must!