Synopsis (according to imdb.com)
A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist.
LET ME EXPLAIN...
Here we come to the "Twist" movie. I remember "The Sixth Sense" was huge when it came out and made M. Night Shyamalan a household name. Since then, the famous twist ending has been referenced so many times in TV shows and pop culture it's basically become a punchline. It also introduced a new wave of making movies with crazy twist endings, some good, some bad, but none that compare to this one.
Even without the twist, this is still a great movie. It's well-acted and well-paced as the story builds and progresses steadily. It also hits on all the emotions, and is scary without being gratuitous. And the movie does a fantastic job of looking at several different types of relationships (mother and son, husband and wife, doctor and patient) very genuinely, and very equally throughout, which may have impressed me the most (just try to answer the question of which relationship was truly the most prominent in the story, or the most genuine).
What makes this a "Top 100" Movie?
"The Sixth Sense" has the greatest twist in film history. On top of being an exceptionally-made movie, the twist must have been what solidified its place on the AFI List. It was nominated for 6 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, and two acting nominations for Haley Joel Osment and Toni Collette.
Complaints?
Even though the movie introduces "rules" that ultimately make the twist ending work, it never explains what Bruce Willis does immediately before or immediately after certain scenes where some of the rules would really come into play (like when Cole comes home and finds Bruce Willis sitting down with his mom like they had been talking - what was going on before that scene and what did Bruce Willis seem to think was going on?). There's just a few holes like that that make me a little less impressed with the twist overall.
LET ME SUM UP...
Very well-done movie with the biggest twist in film history, even if a few holes exist in its logic.
MY RATING: 8/10 (0.5 higher from my previous rating)
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