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Micitype Pretty Good

Acensbart Excellent but underrated film

Hadrina The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

powderedstranger i caught this movie on 1/5th of the way through, and i thought every second was good. i thought some shots brought forth more of a horror/drama, but some parts were more comedic and meant to lighten you up before the next scene. i think the director also did a good job twisting almost every part, leaving the watcher baffled, but itching for more. i recommend anybody who likes movies to watch this at least once. the only issue with this movie is the storyline, which goes flat about 4/5th's in, and eventually it looked like the writer was getting lazy and needed to end the movie fast. the casting was amazing, as well. everybody on the set really seemed to act as who they were, and portray it amazingly.

alserve I was undecided halfway through this very dirty movie whether I was being entertained or satisfying some sick curiosity I keep chained up in the basement of my lower brain. Don't get me wrong; I'll pay good money to satisfy both appetites. But I made up my mind about this film when it tried to sell needless additional shock value by exploiting ignorant stereotypes. I so sick to death of Black, and now apparently Latino Men being cast as nasty sexual predators. What makes matters worse is these movie bogeymen are always laying in wait for the pure white female youth of America. How frightening this must have been for those of you who found this film a work genius. It would have just been too tame for the white pimp to deflower our white teenage runaway (which is what would happen in reality). No… what's needed here is a really malevolent, un-naturally dark, sweaty, black man to scare the hell out of ignorant moviegoers. I'm not saying minorities shouldn't play the bad guys in the movies, just try to be more creative. Hey, if you liked this theme, you should rent Requiem for a Dream and Traffic as well! It's no wonder the cancer of racism won't go into remission, when you keep ingesting poison like this!

daddyrifle Another movie that starts out with potential but delivers a weak ending. Firstly why is James Caan credited on this movie on the DVD box package? He was in it for all of a few minutes. Cheater! The movie is just average, though Vinnie is above average. Needed a spark on the hour mark. OK to rent.

Poe-17 The danger of real life is that if you invent something, there is someone waiting in the sidelines for the opportunity of the invention. Adam Rifkin was waiting for movies to be invented so he could unleash "Night at the Golden Eagle". Naw, that's wrong. The whole idea of movies probably kicked him in gear and this film was born afterward.None of that matters, of course, but it is so interesting to wonder where the "spark of art" comes from.This film is art. It's not an art film though I'm certain it will be shown in such theaters. This is a raw film, wipe away the gloss and sheen, there isn't much, bring on the stench of being a trapped loser, hopelessness in multiple layers, high enthusiasm for a future that does not exist but so much pumping blood and hope we try to rally.What kind of film is this? It is grim.That's the best word I know.Grim.Grim done so well you can smell the seemy rooms, you want everyone to take a shower, the bed sheets have stains of people that aren't in the cast, a pretty girl smiles to reveal a mouth full of braces and a future of hopes that aren't going to happen.Tears run down cheeks and leak into lips so you taste the salt.There is an incredible nasty scene filmed as reflection on a pupil.Where did that idea come from? Who is that insane?Kudos to Mr. Rifkin for building life's underbelly with jarring reality but the genius of this film is in Francesco "Checco" Verese's cinematographry. Almost sepia monochromatic, every scene, every still that could be pulled from the movie is like a "Life" magazine shot. Filmography students could study any shot, any, for shadow and foreground and depth.If you invent movies, someone is going to come along and grab us all by the short hairs and do this.I don't want to watch but I can't look away.Genius that won't reach everyone.Rent, watch, take a shower.