Movie #125: The Sixth Sense

Movie #: 125
Movie Title: The Sixth Sense
Year Released: 1999

Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Notable Cast: Bruce Willis, Toni Collette, Olivia Williams, Haley Joel Osment

Short Description: A boy who communicates with spirits that don't know they're dead seeks the help of a disheartened child psychologist. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists (as of 1/7/2013)

AFI.com: #89
IMDB.com: N/A
Ranker.com: N/A
Lifed.com: #96
Empire.com: N/A
FilmCrave.com: #48
FlickChart.com: N/A



Date Watched: 5/16/2016

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)

Rationale: Even though I had never seen The Sixth Sense before (I know, odd right?), I was fully aware of the classic M. Night Shyamalan twist at the end so the rest of the movie wasn’t as tense and suspenseful as it should have been. Because of that I wanted to give it a 3 out of 5 being just good, not great, but I gave it a 3.5 out of 5 on the idea that the movie deserves it if you don’t know the ending going in. The acting is well done and the twist is smartly hidden in plain sight. Probably not worth a repeat viewing, but it’s a good watch once.