Enjoyable, but one of the top 20 movies ever?

Rating: Null/10 (31 October 1999)

I finally saw this movie at a Halloween showing at my college, and I enjoyed it mainly because of the company I was with and because it was a SPOOKY day and a good ghost story is always welcome...
Yet I was surprised to find the film more of a psychological thriller, rather than a horror flick. I enjoyed Haley Joel Osment, Olivia Williams, and Toni Collette as well. Bruce Willis was emotionless and deadpan per usual, which is the way I like him.
The film did drag in spots given the hype that the movie has received in recent months. (How long do we have to wait for Cole to confess that he "sees dead people?") Unfortunately, I'm not a big fan of screenwriters who devise the ending of movie before the action, and it is clear that it is done in this work. EVERYTHING leads up to the ending, which is interesting and surprising, but the exposition of the movie needs a little more OOMPH. Also, ten minutes after my viewing I began to think about little things that were wrong with the film and its ending, which really started to irk me.
Short review? It's no Usual Suspects, but it's one of 1999's amusing little gems.