Terrifying and Tragic

Rating: 8/10 (1 August 2012)

This tragic tale of spirits and psychology weaves together in an overall decent film starring 'Die Hard' star Bruce Willis in the role of child psychologist Malcolm Crowe who is shot by a psychotic ex-patient. He recovers soon after and heads back to work on a case involving a little boy who "sees dead people" (the boy is played by a young Haley Joel Osment). As the terror increases, Dr. Crowe soon realizes that nothing in his world is as it seems. The director manages to incorporate several terrifying twists such as the film's dramatic climax when Willis' character discovers the truth. However much of the film is cliché with the spirits that pop up to terrify Osment's character and his mother throughout the film. The truly fabulous moments in the film are the opening and closing scenes of the film where the viewer gets the background and the tragic conclusion of this story. In all, it's a decent terror ride for audience members at least 12 and up.