The (payed) critics say: Unbearable.

Rating: 5/10 (6 December 2000)

I remember when I was very young, and playing in the back yard was what summers were made for. But supper time spoiled everything. My mother would call me in right when things were getting good with me and my friends. You see, in order to pretend properly, things had to be believable, even for us kids. It was no fun just saying, "Okay! I have special-op military training, so I kill you!." There had to be background, a semi-plausible explanation at least. And just when we would decide on the ever important background for our pretend session, supper time inevitably hit like the power going out.
This movie took it's time and successfully bullied a good explanation into place. A lot of energy was spent on getting to know the lead character, and care was taken to ensure that the movie goer comfortably understood the theories and issues raised. And just as it was time to move on to the heart of the adventure, mom called everyone in. The movie ended.
The Sixth Sense, by the same writer/director, and also starring Bruce Willis, will be closely compared to this film. The biting, real feeling you may have experienced in The Sixth Sense is not what this movie seemed to be trying for. A possible warp in reality perhaps. There are many similarities, but no bite. With that bite I may have viewed it as a seven out of ten movie, but I only give it a five, which to me means, "It's okay, take it or leave it."
I don't feel like I wasted my time with this one. Willis was worth watching in his dark hood and jacket, but I won't be thrusting the empty cassette sleeve from a rental store display into a friend's hands as a recommendation. Come to think of it, I also will no longer be yelling "dinner time" at my kids without first asking if they need a few more minutes.