I Just Have a Feeling About Films Like This.

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2004)

"The Sixth Sense" is one of those rare films that really gets under your skin and stays there. Young Haley Joel Osment (in an Oscar-nominated role) is slowly going crazy due to the fact that he is seeing dead people who literally walk around as ghostly spirits. Enter child psychiatrist Bruce Willis who is having marital problems and blames himself for the demise of one of his former patients. Together they go on a harrowing journey of unexplainable phenomena which culminates in one of the greatest surprise endings in the history of the cinema. Indian director M. Night Shyamalan (Oscar-nominated in writing and directing) shows Spielberg-like potential with only his third production. Toni Collete (also Oscar-nominated) is adequate as Osment's answer-seeking mother. However, it is Osment who keeps the audience on its toes and Willis' equally riveting turn that are at the heart of "The Sixth Sense". 1999 was a year of disappointments in the movie world, but this picture was one of the few that really delivered on its pre-release hype. 4 stars out of 5.