****Fantastic film****

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2006)

This is a great film from beginning to end. M. Night Shyamalan has captured the eerie mood of this film perfectly. His casting with Hayley Joel Osment as Cole and Bruce Willis as Dr. Malcom Crow, Toni Collette as Cole's mother work so well together. Bruce has thrown his blood stained vest in the garbage to do this role, he is utterly believable. I never once thought about his famous catchphrase from his Die Hard film, Yipee Kie hey Mother ******! Hayley Joel Osment is such a great actor beyond his years, it is the first film I have seen where a child actor totally captures such an emotional role. His eyes, face say more than his words, Hayley is a fantastic actor and I hope to see him in more films soon. Toni Collete I think is brilliant in the role of Coles mother she is captivating and has such a fantastic screen appeal. The story has a twist at the end which I think is clever. Overall this film gets 9/10.