where should i begin?

Rating: 10/10 (30 August 1999)

The Sixth Sense is definitely the breakout movie of the year. It has stayed at number 1 four straight weeks at the box office (staying above the $20 million mark each time), has an excellent plot with a superb twist at the end, gives some Oscar-worthy performances, and the whole concept of it freaks the h-ll out of me. So, where should I begin? First things first: Who here agrees with me that Haley Joel Osment should get at least an Oscar nod for his spectacular role as playing nine year old Cole Sear, the troubled child who could see ghosts? I think several people could agree with me on that (including Entertainment Weekly, no doubt). I also think Bruce Willis gave the performance of his career as the child psychologist trying to recuperate from a past incident with another patient he couldn't cure, and is trying to fix his mistake through Cole. I also give M. Night Shyamalan all the credit in the world for writing AND directing this masterpiece of the movie. Going in, I expected your average movie: not good, but not bad either. I came out blown away by the surprise ending, the acting, the direction, the writing, the ghosts, just everything. One of my top picks for the year by far. My grade: A