Finally a film worth seven bucks!

Rating: Null/10 (23 August 1999)

A character driven, chilling movie. It is rare to find heart and Soul in any recent film, The Sixth Sense renewed my interest in going to the movies. It doesn't worry about being new, cute, breaking new effects, or splatter. The hugely positive audience response shows that well thought out ideas with fully realized character will still draw audiences in. My theatre was packed with teens the day before school resumed, they talked and giggled for awhile, but utter stillness slowly pervaded the darkness. The scares sucked us in, but the intense feelings between characters amplified that first goosebump into a lasting chill. Even if you figured out the ending, it is the precise execution that make this a killergood movie.

I will lose faith in the Academy if they overlook Osment's amazing performance. Most child actors are only able to become a blank slate for the audience to project feeling onto--Anna Paquin in The Piano--and that is no mean achievement for actor and director. But Osment creates a subtle and stricken character, it is his constant intensity that ignites our fear. Loved this movie!