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"I see dead people," whispers little Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), scared to affirm what is to him now a daily occurrence. This peaked 9-year old, already hypersensitive to begin with, is now being haunted by seemingly malevolent spirits. Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is trying to find out what's triggering Cole's visions, but what appears to be a psychological manifestation turns out to be frighteningly real. It might be enough to scare off a lesser man, but for Malcolm it's personal--several months before, he was accosted and shot by an unhinged patient, who then turned the gun on himself. Since then, Malcolm has been in turmoil--he and his wife (Olivia Williams) are barely speaking, and his life has taken an aimless turn. Having failed his loved ones and himself, he's not about to give up on Cole.
This third feature by M. Night Shyamalan sets itself up as a thriller, poised on the brink of delivering monstrous scares, but gradually evolves into more of a psychological drama with supernatural undertones. Many critics faulted the film for being mawkish and New Age-y, but no matter how you slice it, this is one mightily effective piece of filmmaking. The bare bones of the story are basic enough, but the moody atmosphere created by Shyamalan and cinematographer Tak Fujimoto made this one of the creepiest pictures of 1999, forsaking excessive gore for a sinisterly simple feeling of chilly otherworldliness. Willis is in his strong, silent type mode here, and gives the film wholly over to Osment, whose crumpled face and big eyes convey a child too wise for his years; his scenes with his mother (Toni Collette) are small, heartbreaking marvels. And even if you figure out the film's surprise ending, it packs an amazingly emotional wallop when it comes, and will have you racing to watch the movie again with a new perspective. You may be able to shake off the sentimentality of The Sixth Sense, but its craftsmanship and atmosphere will stay with you for days. --Mark Englehart
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Le film The sixth sense a été reçu en bon état et conforme à l'annonce du vendeur. Le DVD fonctionne très bien.
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this is a very exciting movie. and leaves you in Spence until the very end. i will watch it again
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A really great movie that concentrates on character more than action. Full of subtle clues and elaborate metaphors. If you prefer action packed thrillers with lots of car chase scenes and women with cleavage then you won't like this. Bruce Willis plays a children's psychologist with a deep empathy for children and a remarkable ability to intuit the meaning of their fears. He combines this with an other worldly ability to divine the dark side.
I loved this movie. You will be surprised at the ending and it leaves one thinking about how they could possibly have missed all the clues that point to the real meaning of what was happening.
This movie is positively brilliant.
I loved this movie. You will be surprised at the ending and it leaves one thinking about how they could possibly have missed all the clues that point to the real meaning of what was happening.
This movie is positively brilliant.
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Still M.Night Shayamalan's best effort so far!
In my opinion The Sixth Sense(released Aug/99)is director M.Night Shayamalan's best effort to date.This movie combines wonderfully effective narrative "trickery" which sets the... Read more
Published on Oct 12 2010 by Robert Badgley
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best films around
This a mysterious, ceepy in places, surprising, well written, well acted aand keeps you on the edge of your seat. It has a brilliant ending and keeps you going to then. Read more
Published on Sep 5 2010 by Ben Nicholson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Un bon film de suspence :-)
"Le Sixième Sens» est un bon film qui fait peur à la fois fine et les scènes de Bruce Willis et le petit garçon. Read more
Published on Dec 27 2008 by Markyoloup
5.0 out of 5 stars
a modern psychological suspense masterpiece (5+++/5)
i'm not going to give much of the plot of this one away,just in case
you're one of the three people on the planet who hasn't seen this
movie. Read more
you're one of the three people on the planet who hasn't seen this
movie. Read more
Published on Aug 18 2007 by falcon
4.0 out of 5 stars
an engrossing watchable movie
a friend lent me this movie to watch. i wanted to see it but not being a big bruce willis fan did not expect much. Read more
Published on Oct 9 2006 by bookworm
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Return of Good Horror Films
"I see dead people". If you've been hiding under a rock for the last few years you missed this fantastic horror film. Read more
Published on July 16 2004 by Antonio Canas
5.0 out of 5 stars
first rate psychological thriller
I was listening to the Movie Show on Radio one Saturday as I was working on my truck, when I heard Mad Max Weiss mention that The Sixth Sense had one of the most surprising endings... Read more
Published on July 4 2004 by Robert Wynkoop
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I see dead people,"
M. Night Shyamalan's THE SIXTH SENSE has ranked high on my list of favorite films ever since its 1999 theatrical release.
First of all, it hits close to home. Why? Read more
Published on Jun 28 2004 by QUEEN_OF_EVERYTHING
3.0 out of 5 stars
An Entertaining film
It's somewhat scary, and holds your interest for sure. But, sorry; IMHO not a five-star film by any means. The ending can be surprising ... or not. Worth seeing.
Published on Jun 22 2004 by nom-de-nick
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good movie,but sum PG-13 rated stuff taken out of this video
good movie,but i bought this video and noticed that tthere are sum stuff that deserves the PG-13 rating is taken out of this versian.yes i own the movie taped.A scene where H.J.O. Read more
Published on Jun 20 2004 by Renfield
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