A sixth sense
 Jan 3rd, 2007
Advantages:
The twist
Disadvantages:
The underuse of Collette
Recommendable:
Yes
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When child psychologist Malcolm Crowe is violently confronted by a patient from the past who feels failed by him, he vows not to make the same mistake again. When he is assigned to Cole Sear, a wide eyed little boy who exhibits similar traits to the earlier patient, he feels compelled to discover what it is that haunts the little boy. Cole comes from a broken home, and lives alone with his downtrodden hardworking mother. As the film progresses, Cole claims to see dead people, a strange claim that Malcolm is reluctant to accept at first. But as Cole and Malcolm go through a journey of discovery and redemption, Cole shows him that there are otherworldly existences, he has to accept that there are things greater than science at play here. Interwoven with a story of his own marriage breaking down, Cole makes Malcolm face up to things that he has been doing his best to bury away. Its a simplistic story that paces itself slowly, but results in a belter of a finale. I wont give anything away, but the finale is the best kept secret in recent cinematic history and will make you gasp in shock and awe. There are also several truly frightening moments, and the scare's are there in just the right place to make you jump. The acting is central to the story as well. Bruce Willis is fantastic as the softly spoken doctor, and its great to see him playing it straight for a change. Haley Joel Osmont won awards for his potrayal of Cole, and its not difficult to see why, he is mesmerising. Who is totally overlooked though is Toni Collette, who lends a real presence here as Cole's mother. She doesn't get as much screen time as the boys, but she is integral to the story as its mostly her dialogue (or lack of) that hints towards the twist in the tale. It is a film that will make you question everything you've seen before the end, and you will need to go back and reassess everything that you saw. It really is that good. M Night Shyamalan first came to light with this film, and has never reached the promise of it again since. But its hard to follow something this wonderfully subtle and well made.
The DVD comes with a mass of bonus material. Check out the brilliant deleted scenes that could have fitted in beautifully to the film, but as M Night explains they might just have given too much away too soon and made the impact of the finale far less than it was. There are also various documentaries about the making of the film, the best revelation being the placement of red in every scene that is also so subtly done that you again will have to go back and see for yourself.
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03.01.2007 14:14
Have got this on DVD, but have never put it on! Sister in law told me the ending, so haven't bothered!! Great review. Steve
03.01.2007 13:01
I enjoyed watching this movie. Good movie and good review.
03.01.2007 11:57
Great review! Good luck for 2007! -Buff xXx