The Sixth Sense (1999)

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	Year of first release: 1999
	Director: M. Night Shyamalan (Unbreakable, The Visit)
	Actors: Bruce Willis (Die Hard 1-5, R.E.D.), Haley Joel Osment (A.I., Tusk), Toni Collette
	Country: USA
	Genre: Drama, Thriller, Horror
	Conditions of visioning: 10.11.2015, DVD, Home cinema
Synopsis: Troubled psychologist Malcolm Crowe (Willis) helps the no-less-troubled child Cole (Osment) whose behavior makes him an outcast at school and troubles the relationship with his mother (Collette).
Review: After recently watching M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie The Visit, I wanted to see again the one that brought fame to him and his screenplay, and at the same time I was curious to find out if watching The Sixth Sense still produced a positive effect on someone who already knows the whole movie ; it is often the danger with this kind of stories. I hadn't seen it in maybe ten years (I dug out from my collection an old DVD of rather poor quality) and I was positively surprised that it has much more to offer that just a twist. Note that I also had a good memory of Stir of Echoes with Kevin Bacon produced the same year and it also did stand a recent second viewing, and in a different category (more polar/ thriller) I should probably watch again the 2003 Identity with John Cusack. Back to The Sixth Sense, the story is very well built, evolves slowly like it should and is wonderfully put into images by the young writer/director. But the most important is undoubtedly the growing relationship between the two main characters played by the excellent young star Haley Joel Osment (if you wonder what he has become just watch Kevin Smith's Tusk or his upcoming Yoga Hosers) and a Bruce Willis that still had hair and knew how to act at a time when he was not yet stuck to Action Comedies. Not only do the actors play well their respective role through the intrigue, but they manage to create an emotional connection between them two that transpires to the audience, maybe thanks to the acting direction by Shyamalan renowned for that. I can confirm that 15 years later, The Sixth Sense is still worth watching even if you have already seen it.
Rating: 9 /10