Most horror movies, while I still continue to watch them, don’t exactly captivate me and pull me into the story. The Sixth Sense most definately did, and I’m not just saying that to be like everybody else. Haley Joel Osment is an excellent young actor, and Willis is in top form in this flick. He handled an intelligent, sensitive role better than I ever thought possible, and Haley, well…
Haley is already an icon of precocious youth. Because these actors were well-suited to their roles, the film is smooth and progresses naturally, without feeling rushed or pushed.
I also liked the fact that Shyamalan didn’t overuse the gore and ghosts aspect of the movie, for that would’ve quickly desensitized me. Instead, he placed the ghosts sparingly, at parts in the movie when they would create the most uproar amongst the audience. James Newton Howard is also an excellent composer and the score of Sense is haunting and lilting without being jolting.
