Great performances

Rating: Null/10 (17 August 1999)

Haley Joel Osment should be nominated for an Academy Award for his performance, and not in the "Supporting" category either. He carried this film on his little shoulders, and was amazingly effective.
Bruce Willis was also amazing. Tender and sweet, a complete turnaround from his trademark smart-ass. I would imagine that being the father of three in "real life" gave him some insight to this role; I don't know that we would have seen this from him ten years ago.
In a supporting role, Toni Collette was also terrific. Donnie Wahlberg is unrecognizable as the mixed-up grown-up former patient in his underwear with a gun (don't ask).
And yes, the ending, the ending, the ending. It changes everything you've seen before, and actually makes a good movie better by adding a layer you didn't even know was there. A lot of the dialogue was a tad pedestrian, but the writer/director deserves a lot of credit for sticking to his vision. Sometimes it is about artistry after all, even when making a "horror" movie.