I see an interesting plot with a very poor script.

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2000)

Why? Why? Please tell me why people enjoy long, boring movies that must have a high budget in order for it to be good. Also, I've noticed that all of the films with the "hottest" celebrities in it, are garbage. The Sixth Sense is proof.
I waited until the movie came out on video to see it, so that I could try to understand the movie at my own pace. The nonstop showing of the "I see dead people" trailer forced me to watch it. I waited and waited for that part in the movie where Haley Joel Osment's character finally confesses that he in fact, does see dead people. The part came and went and I was left sitting there thinking, "that was what all of the hype was about?"

This film could have been a success (in my opinion) if they would have rewritten most of the movie and eliminated Bruce Willis's character. One of the reasons this film was so popular was because the part of Malcolm Crowe was played by the always talented and big-named Bruce Willis. His part in the making of this was about as useless as the huge budget it had. (I'll talk about that later.) Whenever a movie is released with a big time actor, it's safe to say that the movie will become a hit. Haley Joel Osment was terrific, so why not pair him up with a lesser-known actor. Don't get me wrong, Willis is truly talented, but anybody could have played that role and it wouldn't have made a difference.
The characters and actors were good with the exception of....Bruce. Osment shined in his role as Cole Sear. His talent was the only good think about this film. I was very impressed with him, and I think that it would have been hard to find any other young boy to play that part the way he did. For the role he was given, Willis did a fine job as usual. Not a lot of effort was put into it though. A little more could have come from the psychologist's part.
Lets talk about the budget. Considering that it was $55 million plus, I would have liked to have seen a little more effects. Nothing ruins a movie more than an overload of special effects. Worse, when they're not even necessary. This movie didn't even come close to having enough. I'm trying to think where exactly in the movie were these heavy duty illusions, and I can't remember. Anyway, that amount of money put into a movie where it could've just as easily been made without any ghostly effects, was a ridiculous waste of money.
The plot and intentions of this film were good, but it was down right boring. I was on the verge of falling asleep, but I was so anxious to find out what happened at the end, so I forced myself to stay awake. I read the summary of the film, and it sounded really good. Maybe it was the long scenes that were stretched to the limit so that they could build the story up to the climax. Or, maybe it was the pointless and unnecessary writing that was included in this ludicrous script. Either way, I thought that it was one of the most overrated and silliest films I have ever seen. Once again, the movie might have had a chance if it cut down on the way too long scenes between Malcolm and Cole.
~*spoiler~*
What am I leaving out? The ending! The ending was quite a shock, but it left a ton of questions unanswered. We discover that Malcolm is a ghost, but there are too many problems for this to be semi-realistic. It would have been a lot easier for Cole to realize that he's such a whiz with ghostly activities, and think just what if my friend, Mr. Crowe is also a ghost? A little far fetched and I'm getting off track, but the ending that should have been a major high point to the story, was ruined by its lack of creativity and was a total disappointment.
Everybody loved this movie for reasons that are beyond me. From now on I think that I'm going to stick with low budget movies and simple plots. And that also have some interesting and exciting parts in it. "I see dead people" was one of the dumbest lines ever created, but it was made into a masterpiece. I have no idea why.