UK Release Date: 5th November 1999
Contains mild spoiler at the the end of the review.
A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist (www.imdb.com).
Director: M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Signs, The Village)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Bruce Willis breaks out of his action mould to bring us his most compelling performance of his career. Playing a child psychologist with a cool attitude tests Willis's acting capabilities. He pulls it off in peculiar fashion aided by a wise yet extraordinary youth that has a sixth sense. Communicating with the dead is a taboo subject. Having an ability like Cole's (Haley Joel Osment) is captivating but hard to believe. Is it possible? Would anybody believe you? The Sixth Sense answers these questions through the young boy's abilities. An intelligent lad, Osment captures wonder and fascination easily. Director M. Night Shyamalan has us occupied in a wonderful line between anxiety and awe. And the ending, even if you've guessed the twist already, it's still a fitting way to close things. If you haven't, be prepared.
4/5
A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist (www.imdb.com).
Director: M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, Signs, The Village)
Starring: Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette
Bruce Willis breaks out of his action mould to bring us his most compelling performance of his career. Playing a child psychologist with a cool attitude tests Willis's acting capabilities. He pulls it off in peculiar fashion aided by a wise yet extraordinary youth that has a sixth sense. Communicating with the dead is a taboo subject. Having an ability like Cole's (Haley Joel Osment) is captivating but hard to believe. Is it possible? Would anybody believe you? The Sixth Sense answers these questions through the young boy's abilities. An intelligent lad, Osment captures wonder and fascination easily. Director M. Night Shyamalan has us occupied in a wonderful line between anxiety and awe. And the ending, even if you've guessed the twist already, it's still a fitting way to close things. If you haven't, be prepared.
4/5
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