Surprise ending?

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2000)

I read that the movie had a surprise ending. For anyone who has spent a lot of time reading short stories by Rod Serling, Richard Matheson, Ray Bradbury, or O.Henry for that matter, the ending really was not that much of a surprise.
This does not mean that I did not like the movie. It was one of the best that I have seen for a while. Even Bruce Willis was good, but Haley Joel Osment should get the best actor Oscar, only because William H. Macy will probably be nominated for, and receive, the best supporting actor award for his part in Magnolia.