The Sixth Sense it's not!

Rating: Null/10 (9 August 2004)

I loved The Sixth Sense, was moderately entertained by Unbreakable, marginally entertained by Signs, and completely disappointed by The Village, which I had eagerly anticipated. It's a weak story and the Olde English dialogue was painful to listen to. Although the basic premise is interesting, the movie is so slow and there is so much innuendo and vague reference to what might really be going on, that I lost interest completely about a third of the way through the movie, and really didn't care by the end what happened to anyone. William Hurt, one of my favorite actors, does his best to save this silly story and rise above the crazy dialogue, but can't quite manage it. If the story is weak the ending is worse. This movie represents two hours of my life lost that I will never get back. I expect much, much better from M. Night Shyamalan.