Brides of Frankenstein

The Sixth Sense: Red Power Suit at a Funeral


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Today the Brides hang with some very needy ghosts who don't know they're dead - it's 1999's The Sixth Sense! M. Night Shyamalan has spent the last 21 years trying to live up to this film's extremely lofty expectations - sometimes it works out (The Visit), sometimes it doesn't (The Last Airbender, Lady In the Water, After Earth). But what works in this movie really, really works, in no small part due to the trio of performances that anchor the at times clunky script. And to think, Michael Cera auditioned for the role of Cole Sear. Along the way, we chat about the film's play-like structure (with crowd "rhubarb peas and carrots" scenes to match), Bruce Willis as the best actor of the 80s action bros, the most obviously evil mother in movie history, and Haley Joel Osment's bug-eye glasses. Did you know there's a twist at the end of this movie?

And seriously, Shyamalan - you put that mom in a red power suit and red lipstick for her own child's funeral. We know that in your movies red is the 'evil color' that represents death, but come on.

The Sixth Sense, 1999. Written and Directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Bruce Willis, Haley Joel Osment, Toni Collette, and Olivia Williams.

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Brides of FrankensteinBy Ally Marcie and Lindsay Sledzik

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