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The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense (1999)
M. Night Shyamalan
Haley Joel Osment, Bruce Willis, Toni Collette ...
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"Borderline dull to sit through, 'The Sixth Sense' is actually rather interesting to think about afterward because of the revelation of its ending."
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[Variety]
[Diario El Mundo]
"[Shyamalan's] direction is superb, and the writing wonderfully mystical. And just when you're feeling spooked, there's always a little room for passing humor."
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[The Washington Post]
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[Diario Excélsior]
"'The Sixth Sense' has a kind of calm, sneaky self-confidence that allows it to take us down a strange path (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
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[rogerebert.com]
[Diario El País]
"It is not well written, well acted, or well directed (...) This movie plods along, daring viewers to remain awake (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"
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[ReelViews]
[Diario El País]
[Diario El País]
"Writer-director M. Night Shyamalan neutralizes Willis's star presence with impressive plotting that's a fine excuse for the powerful atmosphere."
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[Chicago Reader]
"Willis has rarely been better, and both Olivia Williams [and Toni Collette] (...) turn in convincing performances (...) A deeply, surprisingly affecting film"
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[AV Club]
"A delicate, emotionally attentive, but very scary ghost story."
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[The New Yorker]
[FilmAffinity]
"For Mr. Shyamalan, 'The Sixth Sense' is a slight improvement over last year's 'Wide Awake.' But that isn't saying much."
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[The New York Times]
"There is a strange tinge of schmaltz which begins to ooze out like ectoplasm towards the end (...) [That] stops it from being the classic chiller it could have been."
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[The Guardian]
"For the most part, 'The Sixth Sense' is crafted fairly well in terms of mood and production design. But ultimately it's a slow-moving story about the paranormal. It's also a lot less scary than it could be."
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[CNN]
"An unnerving and astonishing thriller."
[Philadelphia Inquirer]
"There is an unnerving but emotionally satisfying maturity to 'The Sixth Sense' that makes it so much more than a beautifully worked parlour trick. It's a ghost story about being human (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
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[Empire]
"A modern classic (...) A chilly, intelligent, emotional ghost story (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
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[Radio Times]
"[Shyamalan] builds and sustains an eerie mood made up of equal parts tension and despair. Unlike 90 percent of films, 'The Sixth Sense' gets better as it goes along"
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[SFgate]
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