Title: CLEVER REHASH OF PRIOR GEMS SUCCEEDS WELL
Review: I was impressed with this director's previous feature "Praying with Anger". He has studied the masters well, and has a humanity sorely needed in cinema. SENSE is compelling and spooky, but it's Osment that makes the film fly. The film leaves one with a haunting poignancy, thanks to M. Night's restrained direction, the ensemble's acting, and Newton Howard's score. Films such as SIESTA (1987), AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE (1959?) and JACOB'S LADDER (1986) have explored this territory with different results, and more than a smidgen has been borrowed from Roeg's DON'T LOOK NOW (1973).
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