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There is an intelligence and honesty to "Stir of Echoes" that doesn't exist within "Sixth Sense" - the entire movie doesn't rest on a singular, easily deducible device either. It took me about thirty seconds to realize in "The Sixth Sense" that Bruce Willis' character was, in fact, a ghost - but in "Stir of Echoes" nothing is revealed ahead of its time.
There is a humanity and sincerity in the relationships as well - no stereotypical, strained single mom/difficult kid relationship like in "Sixth Sense", but in fact an honestly written and acted relationship with genuine tensions and joys and hardships.
Ileana Douglas deserves a special mention for a fantastic performance in a supporting role - as usual. What a wonderful, talented actress she is, and deserves to be more widely known - she can act rings around the Julia Roberts of the world.
score 10/10
CoenHead 25 August 2002
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