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Girl 6 (1996)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:11

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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Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
10/18/08
Washington Post

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

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Boxoffice Magazine

The main character is never well-defined, the drama often seems half-hearted, and the comedy repeatedly falls flat.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
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Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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03/05/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & 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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06/18/02
Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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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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09/18/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

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

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
03/24/06
Eric Henderson
Eric Henderson
Slant Magazine

Lee may have a keen sense of setting and dialogue, but his characterization is off.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Lee draws his lines between fantasy and reality without much confidence and with only a sketchy logic.

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01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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While Lee is a skillful director, he's also more coldly analytical than emotional, and it is not his style to get us to feel for this woman as much as we should.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Kenneth Turan
Kenneth Turan
Los Angeles Times
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Instead of effervescent and mercurial, the movie is simply muddled. What happened?

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Laura Miller
Laura Miller
Salon.com

Spike Lee has been erratic at best, misogynist occasionally, but Girl 6 hits a new low.

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04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts

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01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

Girl 6 has all the subtle yuks of an Al Sharpton sermon and nearly half the tender honesty of Mike Tyson.

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01/01/00
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle

Just a slightly amusing timepasser.

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09/11/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Frenetic but lazily conceived, it's like one of those puny low-budget toss-offs Brian De Palma used to spring on us when he thought nobody was looking.

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Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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02/22/04
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Lee has done the impossible: He's sucked the fun out of call-in sex and replaced it with sanctimonious prattle.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Strongly told stories have a way of carrying their characters along with them. But here we have an undefined character in an aimless story. Too bad.

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