Child psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is by a
former patient, who then kills himself. Feeling responsible for
the death, Crowe sees a chance to assuage his guilt by helping
the troubled young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), who cls to
be haunted by ghosts. As the bond between the doctor and his
charge grows, Crowe becomes more and more estranged from his
wife, who he suspects of having an affair. This psychological
drama features one of Hollywood's most celebrated twist endings.
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"I see dead people," whispers little Cole Sear (Haley Joel
Osment), ed to affirm what is to him now a daily occurrence.
This peaked nine-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 e off a lesser man, but for Malcolm
it's personal--several months before, he was accosted and by
an unhinged patient, who then turned the on himself. Since
then, Malcolm has been in turmoil--he and his wife (Olivia
Williams) are barely speaking, and his life has taken an less
turn. Having failed his loved ones and himself, he's not about to
give up on Cole.
The Sixth Sense, M Night Shyamalan's third feature, sets itself
up as a thriller, poised on the brink of delivering monstrous
es, 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 s 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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From the Back Cover
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Hollywood superstar Bruce Willis (Armageddon, 12 Monkeys) brings
a powerful presence to this edge-of-your-seat supernatural
thriller. Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Willis) is a distinguished child
psychologist haunted by the painful memory of a disturbed young
patient he was unable to help. So when he meets Cole Sear (O
nominee Haley Joel Osment - Forrest Gump)a frightened, confused
eight-year-old with a similar conditionDr. Crowe seeks to redeem
himself by doing everything he can. Nonetheless, Malcolm is
unprepared to learn the truth of what haunts Cole: terrifying,
unwanted visits from the restless inhabitants of the spirit
world. With a riveting intensity you'll find thoroughly chilling
and utterly unforgettable, the discovery of Cole's incredible
Sixth Sense has for both of them mysterious and unforeseeable
consequences.
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