Enjoyable and thankfully scary enough.

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 1999)

The young Osment's character is extremely convincing as the isolated and withdrawn child with the ability to see the dead. Not a minute went by when I didn't marvel at his ability to really get into the character. Bruce Willis also shows just how diversified his acting range really is. There is no doubt in my mind after viewing this film that Bruce Willis deserves more attention as a serious dramatic actor.
Despite a unfortunate degree of predictability about this movie, I definitely recommend it based on its acting (by Willis and the incredibly young and talented Osment) and story which could be compared to the films "Ghost" and "Jacobs Ladder" yet neither of these were as scary. Unlike the recent "Blair Witch Project", "The Haunting" and some others, this film did spook me silly in several scenes. I do not scare easily and was pleasantly surprised when I jumped back out of my seat.