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Director Doug Liman's follow-up to the winning
f1i Swingers
f0i0 is a rollicking adventure that, while lacking in any substantial plot, speeds along with nonstop adrenaline and style to burn. Taking a cue from
f1i Pulp Fiction
f0i0 , Liman plays tricks with time and overlapping plots, all of which play out in L.A. and Las Vegas in a 24-hour period sometime between Christmas and New Year's. Slacker grocery-store clerk Ronna (Sarah Polley) is trying to score rent money by selling hits of Ecstasy at a rave party, but winds up inadvertently double-crossing a ruthless dealer (sexy and scary Timothy Olyphant). She's also invading the dealing turf of her coworker Simon (Desmond Askew), a Brit on his first trip to Vegas, which turns nightmarish after a jaunt with pal Marcus (Taye Diggs) to a "gentleman's club" turns violent. And then there's the two soap-opera actors (Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf) who cross paths with Ronna more than once in their attempts to divest themselves of a drug-related charge by participating in a sting.
The way Liman and writer John August layer these stories owes a huge debt to Quentin Tarantino, but the comedy and action sequences rocket like a bat out of hell with energy, humor, and genuine surprise. In addition to some hilarious dialogue exchanges--including a classic scene between Ronna's stoned friend (Nathan Bexton) and a Zen cat--Liman works wonders with one the most winning ensembles in recent memory, a cast that includes both established actors and TV cuties. Mohr, Diggs, and especially Polley (doing a 180 from her turn in
f1i The Sweet Hereafter
f0i0 ) are as excellent as you'd expect, but it's Wolf (of
f1i Party of Five
f0i0 ) and
f1i Dawson's Creek
f0i0 's Katie Holmes (as Polley's best bud) who turn in revelatory work; Holmes especially seems poised to be a breakout star. An amazing cinematic ride--like a roller coaster, you'll want to go back again and again.
f1i --Mark Englehart
f0i0
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| upc: |
043396038264 |
| title: |
Go |
| theatricalDate: |
09-04-1999 |
| stars: |
Sarah Polley
Scott Wolf
Jay Mohr
Taye Diggs |
| purchase date: |
17-02-2005 |
| publisher: |
Columbia/Tristar Studios |
| published: |
31-08-2004 |
| price: |
$9.95 |
| net Rating: |
4.11 |
| MPAA Rating: |
R |
| last lookup time: |
130403024 |
| genre: |
Feature Film-comedy |
| edition: |
DVD |
| director: |
Doug Liman |
| created: |
130403024 |
| aspect: |
Color
Closed-captioned
Dolby
Widescreen |
| asin: |
0767835093
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