Excellent. Go see it. "The Sixth Sense" bills
itself as a psychological thriller, but it's really
more of a supernatural adventure picture that will
"raise those prickly hairs on the back of your
neck."
Bruce Willis plays a child psychologist trying to
"heal" a paranoid boy (Osment). The boy's affliction:
he's always scared. And he has good reason to
be.
Though this synopsis is quite brief, more said
would mean fewer surprises. And this is one film sure
to surprise you. Rather, let's turn our attention to
the "horror" factor. Make no mistake, this is not a
mindless slasher film. And though it has its moments
of gore -- they're usually brief. Instead, it's the
relationship between the psychologist and the boy
that aptly carries the picture -- that and the
subjects of the child's "sixth sense."
Bruce, the boy and his screen mother perform
flawlessly. Writer M. Night Shyamalan has given us
characters for whom we care deeply and then wrapped
them up in the most dire of circumstance. But that's
not all, he's directed this picture with meticulous
care.
It's a film that will resonate within you.
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