Solid plot with great ending, but...

Rating: 8/10 (5 July 2000)

This film contains a great combination of horror, mystery, drama, and sci-fi all conglomerated into the same film. The premise of the story is that a young child played by Osment is able to see dead people as easy as you or I can see the living. What do these "dead people" want of him?? Dr Malcolm Crowe ( played by willis) offers his help to unlock the mystery.
**** Do not read this next paragraph if you don't want to learn of the ending**** Ok, this is a great film, no doubt about that. The ending is one of the best as well.. But I bring attention to the fact that if Crowe is suppose to be dead all along yet HE DOESN'T KNOW HE IS DEAD, why don't we see crowe trying to interact with the living?????? He is suppose to be "alive" yet wouldn't it seem a bit out of the ordinary if your wife never talks to you?? OR in the case of when he went to see Cole at his house, he is sitting with cole's mom--- wouldn't it seem feasible to want to strike up a discussing with the mother of a boy whom you are trying to solve his "mental problems"???
I just find it hard to believe that a man would not try to communicate with anyone throughout the duration of the time he is examining Cole, beacause he is DEAD so therefore if he did, he would surely realize something is wrong, why would everyone ignore him? hmm
This is about the only point of the movie that keeps it from a 10 for me. The plot is well-developed, and Willis does a good job portraying Crowe. Osment is the real star of this movie though. The kid puts on one heck of a performance! You believe his pain, his fear, and want to see his problems resolved. Also, I would have liked to see Cole help the ghosts in his house ( the wife and the kid with the bullet wound) and maybe tell the audience a little more about the backgrounds of the ghosts to add more of an eerie twist. But a solid movie nonetheless
8 out of 10 p.s. if you like this movie watch Jacob's Ladder, another psychological thriller with a litter darker theme