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���� From the trailers, I figured this movie would be pretty lame, but it still looked so intense that I just had to see it.� Well, my only real complaint about this movie is that it was pretty slow.� I must admit, that as the movie progresses, it gets better, including a wonderful ending.� What I was worried about, the story, was in fact, pretty damn good looking back on it.� When the movie finishes, you realize so much of the story that doesn't dawn on you while you're watching it.� You see just how complex and well thought out the writing was.

���� I didn't think Bruce Willis was wonderful, but I thought that he did a decent enough job to not really be an impairment to the movie.� What I was truely amazed at was little Haley Joel Osment, who plays the young boy, Cole, in the movie.� You might remember him as little Forrest Gump, Jr. or from the movie Bogus. � This up and coming actor shows real depth and understanding.� He put the fear into me, that's for sure.

���� Toni Collette also does a magnificent job.� You might remember her from the movies Emma or Muriel's Wedding.� Her Australian accent cannot even be heard when you're really concentrating on her voice. � She looks wonderful and she pulls off another wonderful performance.� There are some magnificent scenes between she and Haley Joel Osment who plays her son.

���� Now, when I got out of the theater I remembered that ex New Kid on the Block, Donnie Wahlberg was supposed to be in the movie, but I didn't remember seeing him.� So, I went to IMDB and looked up the movie to see his character's name, hoping that would jog my memory.� It said his character was Vincent Gray, and for the life of me, I couldn't remember who that was.� So, I started running all parts of the movie through my head and finally it came to me.� I wish I could describe the pure shock on my face.� I think I even blabbered "Oh my God!!" real loud. � Donnie Wahlberg's character is an old patient of Bruce Willis, a psychiatrist, who ends up breaking� into Bruce Willis' home and threatens him.� His character is scared out of his wits and blames Bruce Willis for not helping him with his problems. � What I was shocked about wasn't not recognizing him, although that might have contributed.� What I was shocked at was Donnie Wahlberg's physical appearance. � The last movie I saw him in was Ransom.� Maybe it's just me, but I remember him being a larger version of his brother, Mark.� He seemed taller and stockier.� However, Donnie almost appears sickly from his weight in this movie. � It is appropriate for the character, so I wonder whether he did it for the role or whether he is that thin now.

���� Ok, sorry for that side track, I was just blown away.� A quick synopsis of the story of this movie.� Bruce Willis is a psychiatrist who is tormented by the idea that he failed one of his patients, Donnie Wahlberg.� He comes across a young boy, Haley Joel Osment, who shows the same mental problems that Donnie Wahlberg's character did.� Bruce Willis devotes his time, neglecting his wife, in order to help this young boy who is tormented by ghosts.

���� One of this movie's major assets is the fact that it is so intense at times.� I usually don't cringe or jump or grab my handle bar.� Some moments were so bad in this movie, however, that I found myself unable to look at the screen, knowing that a scare was coming up.� There were 10 times more scares in this movie than there were in The Haunting, and this one had a better story.

���� It's an interesting premise, but nothing unheard of or shocking.� Yes, this movie is slow to start, but I recommend to ALL viewers, that you stick with it.� Give it a chance.� Wait until the truely classic end of the movie to judge it.� Once you are shown the full picture, rethink all of the scenes that seemed lacking in some way, and you'll find that, in fact, they were incredibly well thought out.� Very interesting movie that provides a lot of good scares.