Disappointing

Rating: 3/10 (12 May 2001)

Neither a terrible movie nor a great one. Just one of the many movies that fall in the middle, despite the hype. The supposed "twist" at the end is telegraphed early on, and so isn't surprising when it comes, although it is well handled when it finally arrives. While Haley Osment and Bruce Willis are good actors, the dialogue between them is stilted, and the movie drags for a long stretch in the middle. When the situation between them finally gets resolved, it is handled in too perfunctory a fashion given all the time spent leading up to it. A lot of time is spent between Willis and Osment accomplishing little, then one incident is shown leading towards the resolution, and then the situation is resolved, and that's it. 4/10.