The Sixth Sense...

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2000)

is not the number one thriller of all time' as the tagline may suggest. It is not even among the best, the most inventive, the most scary, clever or devious. In fact, if you pick out the no-surprise ending in the first ten minutes, chances are you'll be bored throughout.
There is a little thrill when you watch a film first time round and spot the clues. Often when you don't, a second viewing releases so much more. After an hour of having the clues' drilled into your skull, this film appears to degenerate into phony sentiment and compromised plots.
Even if the twist is not original, the potential is there to stretch the characters into three-dimensional human beings. The chance is sadly wasted.

And one more thing. How can anyone in their right minds consider any Bruce Willis picture a "surprise" or "sleeper" hit?