Rising to the top.

Rating: 9/10 (28 December 2000)

How could you not compare this to 'The sixth sense?' Everyone I talked to anticipated this film as some new revelation. While this is not that mecca of surprise that we thought might outdo 'The sixth sense' and 'The usual suspects,' this movie give its audience exactly what we needed in the year 2000: a difference. I didn't know what to expect as a sequel from Shyamalan. However, I didn't expect him to actually prove a great answer to our call for something different. Also sad is that Shyamalan's fortitude has been confused with mimicry instead of stylistic aptitude. He calls the best performances out of his actors and his story. I only hope to see Willis, Jackson, and even young Osment. The unfortunate thing here is that we movie goers couldn't stand more proudly (whether we liked the movie or not) behind this stray from the shedding, static litter.