A Good Mystery

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2012)

The incredible hype surrounding M. Night Shyamalan as the next Alfred Hitchcock is a bit premature in retrospect. He has turned out to be another Orson Welles(Citizen Kane) instead.
I wasn't crazy about Welle's so called masterpiece, and although I was entertained by The Sixth Sense, it is nowhere near my favorite films of all time.
Bruce Willis is a psychologist who is shot in the stomach by a former, disgruntled patient. The guy then shoots himself. Months later, Dr. Crowe(Willis) treats a new patient, Cole, who has similar problems to the man who shot him. Cole tells him that he sees dead people. Through a series of events, the doctor is convinced that the kid does have a unique ability, and he tells him to use it to help others. The boy solves the crime of a little girl poisoned by her mother. Other strange visions occur until a big surprise ending, which I did not guess. The movie is very good, but not as great as advertised.