Review of The Sixth Sense (1999) by Arman A — 19 Sep 2013
To just about the entire world, 'The Sixth Sense' is M. Night Shayamalan's only saving grace. With some exceptions to 'Signs' and 'Unbreakable', everything else by this poor man has been an utter disaster.
In fact, many people now jokingly insist that this movie was little more than an accident, something that wasn't supposed to be good but somehow was. But the director's shortcomings aside, this film is easily one of the best horror/thrillers ever made.
Right from the very first shot, with the basement light slowly growing brighter, to the heartbreaking but ultimately beautiful moment when Malcolm transcends through the recovery of his grieving wife, this film demonstrates that perfect unity between adept direction, ingenious writing, movingly refined performances (Willis, Osment and Collette are equally perfect) and an intensely creepy music score by James Newton Howard.
Like all great horrors, 'The Sixth Sense' is morbidly terrifying, but then like all great movies in general, it is also a heart-warming story about love, courage, and redemption. I think this film is very important, and should be experienced by everyone, regardless of their taste in movies.
This review of The Sixth Sense (1999) was written by Arman A on 19 Sep 2013.
The Sixth Sense has generally received very positive reviews.
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