Vincent blames Crowe for his life which is still in extreme trauma. He then slowly takes a gun out, takes aim, and shoots Malcolm in the stomach!
Soon after Dr. Crowe’s recovery from this mysterious meeting he develops an obsession for Vincent.
Luckily he meets a young blessed boy with similar symptoms Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osmond). Cole is a very detached lonely boy who is without friends and bullied at school. His mother is worried about this and seeks help from Crowe. Failing to help his last patient, Crowe promises himself that he will be successful with this attempt.
Malcolm Crowe talks to Cole and eventually after a lot of emotional work he finally gets him to reveal his secret.
Four words “I see dead people” is enough to sum up the occasion.
Bruce Willis does not seem to fit into his role as Dr. Crowe compared to his bad-ass cop appearances in the Die Hard movies.
In the Sixth Sense Bruce Willis isn’t as loud and active as he is in the Die Hard series. He just doesn’t seem to connect with or act out the character he plays effectively which is a real down-sider to the movie. They can certainly be described as opposite roles and Bruce Willis must be praised for his attempt at trying different genres in the Hollywood industry even if it always doesn’t pay off!
In the Die Hard series Bruce takes part in loads of stunts like the firing of guns and ejecting out of aircraft cockpits! You must be thinking what an adventurous change for Bruce Willis.
Lynne Shear (Toni Collette) delivers a dominant performance in which she does her best to communicate with her son. It is surely the most emotional rollercoaster ride of a relationship between a mother and son in an age.
Even though Bruce Willis is high profile, Haley Joel Osmond does an excellent job and out shadows everyone. His performance is the left, right and center of the film. He deserves an Oscar and rightly so.
The scene where Cole informs Dr. Crowe that he can see dead people is probably the one which takes you most deep inside the realm of the paranormal.
It sends a spine-chilling buzz down your back when you see Cole shivering in a dark, spooky atmosphere which is enough to give you Goosebumps all over.
This allows the viewer’s access to the sinister world of the dead that Cole is trapped in.
The significance of the other characters most notably Mischa Barton when she pops out of nowhere as Cole is inside his tent are great additions to the movie.
These short but valuable moments engage the viewer inside the movie throughout.
Verdict:
Sixth Sense is certainly a breath of fresh air with a mix of psychological thriller and horror imagery.
Anticipate a lot of emotions to be flowing through you during the course of this movie, also with a few jumps out of your seats in wild erratic directions, unexpectedly in store for you.
So do you believe? Watch the film and find out for your self!
