Sorry, but the Sixth Sense sucked. I saw the director's commentary on the DVD and he was patting himself on the back saying he was so proud that he had gone to great lengths to make every little detail of the film work in such a way that you should be able to guess the ending if you pay close attention. How is he kidding? Just one of many, many examples: The film cuts to a scene with Bruce and the boy's mother sitting across from each other in the living room and the boy walks in the door, breaking the silence. The director points out that you assume Bruce and the mother were talking before the cut, when in fact not a word is exchanged between them (because she doesn't know he's there). How convenient! The director never explains how Bruce can get into this woman's home, sit down with her in her living room, and be completely unaware that she can't see him? Woudn't she have not opened the door when he knocked? Oh, he just walked in unannounced and sat down wordlessly not at all wondering why she was ignoring this surprise guest? Yeah, we should be able to guess that no problem. I don't know why I didn't figure that out on my own.
How is he kidding? Just one of many, many examples: The film cuts to a scene with Bruce and the boy's mother sitting across from each other in the living room and the boy walks in the door, breaking the silence. The director points out that you assume Bruce and the mother were talking before the cut, when in fact not a word is exchanged between them (because she doesn't know he's there). How convenient! The director never explains how Bruce can get into this woman's home, sit down with her in her living room, and be completely unaware that she can't see him? Woudn't she have not opened the door when he knocked? Oh, he just walked in unannounced and sat down wordlessly not at all wondering why she was ignoring this surprise guest? Yeah, we should be able to guess that no problem. I don't know why I didn't figure that out on my own.