One of the most overestimated films in recent years

Rating: 6/10 (25 June 2004)

Mystery novels are probably the most abundant. Not to say they're not enjoyable or that many of them, or their authors, aren't remarkable. But the immense majority of them could possibly not exist and few would notice. In cinema, probably the situation is not identical: there aren't as many mystery films (although there are a LOT) as there are mystery novels. But the impact of a medium-size story in cinema or in literature is the same: it can be a pleasant reading (or a pleasant flick, in this case), but you can forget about it few days later. The thing is that people aren't that accustomed to read. The basis of the success of "The 6th sense" is the fact that people today isn't familiar with all the mystery stories of the XIX century and before. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been so much fuss about it. This is a movie that is well told, yes. It's story, at a certain level, is effective. But there is nothing else to it. Except for the overwhelming performance of H.J.Osment (that should have made Bruce Willis ashamed of his).