pfh,who didnt see that one coming ?

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 1999)

The Sixth Sense heralds the arrival of a major new acting talent in the realm of movies,giving an astounding acting debut.Which is strange because he's been around since the end of the 70's.He had a famous wife.You might have heard of him.His name is Bruce. The Sixth Sense is another horror benchmark horror film.While all of the recent post-modern slasher flicks are only interested in scaring its audience,(as well as being witty and having beautiful people chased by psychopaths)this concerns itself with emoting feelings from its viewers.There are scenes(mainly between mother and child)that are genuinely emotional.The Sixth Senses reputation has so far built around the twist at the end.While it is well crafted,depending on how intensely you are watching it,you may(like me and many of my mates)guess it before it comes along. The Sixth Sense is a horror film,delivering moments of subtle creepiness,cringing nastiness(Cole locked in the attic room)but the scariest thing about the film is how good an actor Haley Joel Osment is.The best child actor since Macauley Culkin
gives the best child performance since Anna Paquin in "The Piano".Paquin got an Oscar for her eforts,Osment deserves one.As does Willis for his touching,layered performance as the child shrink unable to forget his past.The fact that The Sixth Sense works is testament to the talent of Bruce Willis,lets hope he can keep up the acting trend,and can continue to survive without the safety nets of big guns,string vests and Alan Rickman.