After watching a particularly scary episode of "Buffy" or "The X-Files," I'm always afraid that where will be a monster of something bad behind my back. Now, after seeing "The Sixth Sense," I'm terrified of seeing ghosts. This is a very good movie. It shows that Bruce Willis is more than an action star, but it's also so much more than that. I think the young actor, Haley Joel Osment, does a wonderful job. I nominate him for an Oscar, Best Actor, not supporting. It's the perfect mature family movie; it's PG-13 because there is only one real act of violence, and only one real swear word ("You said the S-word"). There are, of course, the dead people; but you never know when you will see them. That kept me tense through the whole think. It's also very sad and sweet in places; there were many humorous times, too.
I think we've all hear the gist of the plot. Willis plays a child psycologist, Malcolm Crowe. He's so great at what he does, he recieved a plaque from the mayor. But as it turns out, he didn't do such a great job with one of his patients. I won't tell you what happens with this man. It's better not to know. The next fall, Malcolm takes on a new patient, Cole Sear. His parents are divorced, and he is very shy and reclusive. Through the course of the movie, Cole opens up to Malcolm; they end up helping each other though troubled times.
I think this is the best movie I've seen all summer. I don't see a lot of scary movies
because I don't like to be scared. I'm a very jumpy person. But the Sixth Sense is more of a
thriller; and it certainly does.
I give this movie an: A
Check out movie reviews at Entertainment Weekly Online. They gave the Sixth Sense a B+.
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