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Girl 6 (1996)

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Reviews Counted:32

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Rotten:21

Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Spike Lee's GIRL 6 is a provocative examination of the world of phone sex and its effect on one of its purveyors: beautiful, black, aspiring actress (Theresa Randle) is at the end of her rope after... Spike Lee's GIRL 6 is a provocative examination of the world of phone sex and its effect on one of its purveyors: beautiful, black, aspiring actress (Theresa Randle) is at the end of her rope after having been bounced by both her agent and acting teacher. So she becomes Girl 6 at a family-like phone sex company, whispering kinky sweet nothings into the ears of men; some of the fantasies are dramatized by Lee. Girl 6 excels at her new job, so much so that she becomes addicted to it--and this could lead to serious trouble when she decides to meet one of her clients in person. Scripted by Suzan-Lori Parks, GIRL 6 blends fantasy and reality in typical Lee fashion, resulting in a work that is as much a comedy as a drama. A who's who of popular celebrities appear in supporting roles, including Madonna, Naomi Campbell, Quentin Tarantino, Peter Berg, and Gretchen Mol, giving GIRL 6 an even greater visual punch. The film, colorfully photographed by Malik Hassan Sayeed, boasts a soundtrack written and performed by Prince, adding even more spunk--and funk--to the proceedings. [More]

Starring: Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee, Debi Mazar

Starring: Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee, Debi Mazar, John Turturro, Ron Silver, Naomi Campbell

Director: Spike Lee

Director: Spike Lee

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While it's often quite funny, Spike Lee's newest is really a surprisingly vivid dramatic study of an aspiring actress in moonlighting hell.

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[Randle] holds the film together as best she can with her luminous presence and dignity, but can't supply the lacking subtext, past history and motivation.

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Todd McCarthy
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Variety
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Lee is back to his independent roots, doesn't have an axe to grind and just enjoys playing with the camera and letting the actors, especially Randle, do the right thing.

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Slight and superficial, Spike Lee's look at the phone-sex industry through the life of one femme is completely from the outside; even gifted star Theresa Randall can't help this downbeat but shallow yarn, arguably his weakest work to date.

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Emanuel Levy
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There's something refreshing about the film's reckless proximity to anarchy, the stylishly imaginative cinematography and lusciously exorbitant Prince soundtrack, even if it does ring hollow when Lee tries to get serious on us.

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Girl 6, the story of a girl and her stint in the phone sex biz, is a sloppy and problematic film, no diggity.

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Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Just a slightly amusing timepasser.

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Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

I can't fault Spike Lee on this one. This is his first film where he did not get a writing credit -- and it shows.

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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Lee's never been too hip to women's perspectives, and in Girl 6, he proves that marriage, maturity and 10 years of filmmaking haven't substantially corrected his blind spot.

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Edward Guthmann
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Girl 6 is entertaining and at times quite funny. But about halfway through it seems to run out of ideas.

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