The Sixth Sense Review
A successful update of ghost stories and thrillers that forego gore and violence to create suspense, this breakthrough film by writer/director M._Night_Shyamalan reconfirmed star Bruce_Willis' credibility as a leading man and as an actor, in his most sensitive screen work to date. Newcomer Haley_Joel_Osment won heavy acclaim (and an Oscar nomination at age 11) for his quietly studied portrayal of a haunted youngster, and Toni_Collette shines as his working-class mother who doesn't understand his strange abilities. The film is too moody by half, and too reliant on its ending (which, admittedly, is quite well-done), but the director's perceptive study of young people's fears and the consequences of death is highly admirable. A giant summer hit that nobody anticipated (it was rumored that Disney, its distributor, originally planned it for a fall release until they realized what they had), Sense rejuvenated the suspense thriller in a way no one had seen in ages. Additionally, the film garnered six major Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and two for Shyamalan. Jason Clark, Rovi
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