One remarkable screenplay

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 1999)

Though I agree with so many others who have commented that the quality of the acting in this movie is truly excellent, I'd like to focus on the quality of the screenplay. So many movies feature so much tedious, unreal dialogue--assuming they feature a plot at all--that it struck me as a real revelation that M. Night Shyamalan's script could ring so true and sound so human. I think I am going to savor a number of scenes for as long as memory lasts, some scenes were gripping, involving and satisfying; credit should go to the actors surely, but surely to the screenplay, as well.
I hope Haley Osment receives at least an Oscar nomination. I also believe Mr. Shyamalan deserves an award for best original screenplay.