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It's been years since I've seen this movie. I guess it's "Angels in the Outfield" for basketball. Marlon Wayans brother, who was a stud at hoops, dies and becomes a ghost that can physically help the team. It was pretty silly and not that memorable.

This movie is excellent. It is hilarious and has great drama. Kadeem Hardison and Marlon are just as convincing as brothers as Marlon is with his real life brother Shawn on "The Wayans Bros." The acting was great, the comedy was great, and the writing was great. This is the film that made me look at Marlon Wayans as more than just a funny guy, but also as a very talented actor. I give this movie a 10.

The characters herein are stretched so thin as to fail to engender any level of caring whatsoever. Further, the premise is so overdone as to negate any and all success they may have had with it.

I'm not a basketball fan, but it's a Sunday afternoon, and for lack of any other new flicks to watch, we decided to give this a shot. Unfortunately, but the time this was over, I wished we had chosen an old favorite instead.

NOTHING in this film; no element, no independent factor, rates your time, no matter HOW big a basketball fan you happen to be. This was just another terrible low-rent failure at humor of any kind. It wasn't even sophomoric enough to be amusing: It wasn't that smart.

All in all? This is terrible, and you could find something more substantial to do with your time, like rearrange your sock drawer.

It rates a 1.1/10 from...

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There's nothing more worst then losing a sibling especially with one you grew up with. This movie is real touching especially when the teammates gave a moment of silence and hung up his jersey. A real tear-jerker. Then it became humorous when they were winning games by the help of Antione's ghost and kidding around with his younger brother. The movie is often silly at times but enjoying.

I recently watched The Sixth Man (1997) on Tubi. The film follows two brothers who join a college basketball team, with one becoming a star player and the other a solid role player. When the star brother tragically dies, the remaining brother struggles to cope until his brother's ghost returns to assist him.

Directed by Randall Miller (Class Act), and starring Marlon Wayans (White Chicks), David Paymer (Get Shorty), Kadeem Hardison (White Men Can't Jump), Kevin Dunn (Warrior), and Michael Michele (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days).

This picture movie is a mix of funny moments and missed opportunities. Marlon Wayans delivers a solid performance, although he doesn't run like an athlete. Some scenes, like the shower scream and the "talking to self" sequence, provide genuine laughs. However, interactions with the ghost feel awkward and less humorous, detracting from the overall storyline.

In conclusion, The Sixth Man falls below expectations for a comedy, offering only a handful of laughs. While it's worth watching once, it ultimately fails to leave a lasting impression. I would give it a 4/10 rating.

I saw this movie on a bus - a captive audience. The sound was too low and the screen was really small, but I still found it to be a touching comedy with a lot of heart. It was advertised as a zany "ghost basketball player haunts brother - wackiness ensues," when it is actually a strong story of the relationship between two brothers who grew up as best friends and teammates, and what happens when one of their lives is tragically cut short.

This is my favorite movie, i watch it all the time! it has a great plot and i never get sick of it i repeat all the lines and songs while i am watching it, its great. and when i found out it was going to be on tv for the first time i got extremely excited because i knew people would get to see how great of a movie it really is, its funny, touching, sad, and inspiring all in one, i still get tears in my eyes every time i watch it and laugh at all the same moments this movie is great, super, fantastic, and terrific and i recommend it to EVERYONE especially basketball

I enjoyed this movie thoroughly when I was a kid. I thought that is was very moving. Most movies claiming to be hardcore emotional haven't made me want to cry as much as this movie did. I think I'm going to rent it tonight just to see it again. I think it was funny as well. The rating it has received in here is a shame. It should be at least a 6, 7, or 8. The two brothers played well together and the basketball scenes were cool. This movie was good from beginning to end. Wayans was great and so was the other guy. Having brothers would make you enjoy this movie even more I'm sure. I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good sports movie with a lot of heart.

This was a great movie. It made me laugh, and I never get tired of watching it. It's fun and laughs for everyone. And even a little bit touching.

I remember watching this movie as a kid and I loved every minute of it then I watched it as an adult and I still love it the same. A funny movie with an emotional touch. I still tear up towards the end of this movie.

Easily one of my favorite films, and some of Marlon Wayans most talented work.

Like the film itself where Antoine/kadeem appears to be the engine behind this film, its Kenny/Marlon who's talent and skill touches every aspect of it. Critics tore it apart when it first came out like they thought it should be an oscar nominated type movie. If you're expecting that, you should watch something else. If you just want a touching movie /date/ family night film to sit back and enjoy...this is it.

While not as good as I hoped it would be, THE SIXTH MAN does deliver a few laughs. It wasn't the best movie I've ever seen, but it wasn't the worst. It could have been a little better if it didn't go for such cheap laughs and didn't depend so much on slapstick humor.

This is a truly great film. It has been under rated. It showed Marlon's potential as an academy award winning actor. This film is a tear jerker and pulls on the heart strings at the right moments. A perfect mixture of comedy and drama. Dramady. I would recommend this film for any family. I am surprised that Marlon hasn't used this film as a step ladder to further his dramatic feature film career. I'll keep hope alive. Kadeem was great to. I just found out I must complete at least ten lines in this review. Well, the supporting cast was cool. They were not the best actors in the world (team) but they served the purpose. The screenwriters should be proud of this film no matter what Hollywood says.

I saw this movie on video, liked it, but then forgot about it. I saw it on IMDB, when I looked it up today, and it looks like not alot of people saw it. I loved it, it is a little sad, but I loved it. It is about a basketball player and his brother, and when the brother dies, he haunts his brother. Sad ending.

I would love to see this through the lens of Disney's modern era right now. Great film. Some odd years later and Kenny has two sons or daughters who play basketball. Go figure. The possibilities of the direction it can go.

A la the reimagined "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" that is now the acclaimed "Bel Air". Not saying it has to be gritty or have a "street feel" or as you may have it. Edge.

For example Smart Guy. I believe Disney+ could have a goldmine if the Smart Guy franchise is looked into again and seriously. There's many possibilities there. T. J. Has a daughter. Smart Girl. You never know.

Girl Meets World was given up on too soon. Though burgeoning careers and more mature roles helped speed up the end being near. College years or destination films. Girl Meets World LA for exmaple.

This is one of my favorite movies. I saw it for the first time a couple years ago and I was laughing non stop! Marlon Wayons is an excellent actor and there is no way I could hate him. (Mumbles to myself) Except in Little Man. Yes I hated Little Man but this movie was an underrated winner. I loved the comedic breaks in this film and the dramatic pieces. All though I saw it a while ago, it comes on the Family Channel a lot so I stay up and watch it when it does. I was watching it last night just eating my chips when my dad came in. He started to watch it and didn't understand it. I explained the beginning to him and we kept watching. As the movie went on, me and my dad were laughing with each other and the great comedy in this. The dramatic parts were truly touching. The story was original and the movie stuck to the plot instead of going elsewhere into something totally different. Enjoy this film. It is really funny, entertaining, interesting, and original.

10/10

Kenny and Antoine are brothers raised on the basketball court – Kenny is the workhorse who has bigtime assists but it is Antoine that knocks them down. Playing college ball they both are on the verge of being solid draft picks at very least but a big game against UCLA brings tragedy when Antoine is badly hurt and dies on the way to the hospital. The team is devastated, naturally it hits Antoine the most and, although they all try to carry on, the team slides to a massive losing streak and Antoine is inconsolable. Until that is, Kenny gets some help from an unexpected source.

This is a strange film because it can't settle on what it wants to be and the resulting mix of tones doesn't work well. The first 30 minutes of the film is overly sentimental and played as if we are supposed to be emotionally involved with the brothers but then it immediately turns into a goofy, silly comedy where the laughs are all meant to come from unbelievable moves on the basketball court. In the early stages it is interesting enough but you do always sense that it is just looking to get to the ghost part and the joking. Once it gets there it becomes all about the effects and obvious "dunking from halfway" stuff; problem is it isn't funny and it stops the film having any sense of excitement or involvement in the games or the characters The cast don't help either. Wayans spends most of the film mugging, hoping that that will be enough. Hardison doesn't quite do that but he is all about the ghost jokes rather than the people. Michele is cute but her romantic section is unconvincing and unnecessary while support from Paymer, Dunn and others don't have much to do. The problem with them is not their performances so much as the fact that material isn't very good. Without laughs, characters or a decent story, it only is periodically amusing and certainly not worth hunting down as a sports movie, comedy or story. Die-hard fans of Wayans brand of mugging will maybe enjoy it but most people will see it for what it is – a very basic comedy.

I thought this movie was hilarious! Marlon Wayans is a great comedian. In fact all the Wayans brothers are funny. They have a great talent for comedy. I would recommend this movie to all my friends and anyone else who's reading this.