Not that scary as promised, but nicely made anyway

Rating: Null/10 (19 April 2000)

Bruce Willis entered new territory in this good thriller. This
time, Willis isn't his usual macho, terrorist-killing self. He
plays Malcolm, a tortured person who is the only of hope of a
young boy named Cole (Haley Joel Osment, the film's best
performer), who suffers from seeing ghosts, spirits and what
not. Sure, everyone claimed that "The Sixth Sense" was
absolutely spooky, but it didn't really shock me, though. Yeah,
it was breakneck when it came to suspense, but I didn't feel
compelled to cover my eyes when a scary part came by. The one
part that did chill me was the beginning. That part was
disturbing, and I don't want to give it away! But, again this
film is not extremely frightening. Try "Seven" for a real scare.
Everybody in this film did great, esp. Osment, whose sympathetic
role was superb for a young kid like him. Too bad he didn't win
the best supporting Oscar award. The kid totall