A fair movie made into a damn good movie by it's ending, But come on, it ain't all that!

Rating: Null/10 (2 September 1999)

I was brought back to see this film for a second time due to it's ending. I saw it again and thought it was rather descent the second time around. And I think when more people do that the hype is really gonna calm down. After you aren't caught way off guard from the ending it's not THAT amazing.
The best thing about this film was the kid, Harley Joel Osment. He stole every scene in the film and was so perfectly casted. If only they had him play Anakin Skywalker, we'd be talking masterpiece for George Lucas. Bruce Willis did a fine job himself for a much calmer roll then he's used to. The directing and writing are both put together nicely and it holds your attention throughout and gets you tense when it wants you to.
The plot is so-so, nothing really new here other than being put together real well. So what's my complain. Well when Titanic came out and everyone was truly amazed by it and kept seeing it again some Leo guy haters had to ruin the movie and take it from #5 on the top 250 and sending it off the chart making it seem way overhyped. So now a movie that really did deserve to be on the top 250 is knocked off even if it really did deserve Best Picture (come'on, if The Full Monty won would that make you happy?). But if that was considered overhyped I can't wait to see this the same time next year.
Yes, it had an amazing ending, maybe one of the best since The Usual Suspects. But is it as good as The Usual Suspects? Very far from it. Is it better than Braveheart, Close Encounters, 2001, Fargo, or Reservoir Dogs to name a few? Hell no! It wasn't the best film of the year either. The Blair Witch Project was creepier, The Matrix was more jawdropping, and Go was more enjoyable. But yet all three of those don't seem to get nearly the amount attention as this, and it confuses the hell out of me.
Next time please don't overhype a movie so much. If you think it's good or it's great leave it at that. The more hopes you get up for this film the more disappointed they'll be, especially when you think it's the best film you've ever seen. 7/10