wow.

Rating: 10/10 (13 September 2016)

I see dead people. that's what the boy says in the trailer. apparently I didn't hear what he said, because I didn't get it. the critics were brutal to this early august entry into the end of summer movie universe. they said the direction was weak, you could drive trucks through the holes in the story, everything was obvious and they ignored bruce willis. entlrely. the golden globes ignored it, too, as did all the critics list's of the best of 1999. so how do we explain that the film turned out to be the second biggest grossing movie of the year, after star wars. the movie paying public loved it. the academy noticed this phenom and came up with six nominations, including best film and director. bruce was ignored, again. he makes the movie work, but whatever. haley joel osment became a star. toni collette was also nominated. even after seeing it twice, it still works, because it's done so well. gimmicy, sure. unbelievable, yup. enjoyable, absolutely. m. night shyamalan couldn't repeat this stunt, although "unbreakable" was pretty good. sixth sense is a great movie.