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Girl 6 (1996)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:1
Rotten:10
Average Rating:4/10
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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Reviews for Girl 6
[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.
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.
Lee has done the impossible: He's sucked the fun out of call-in sex and replaced it with sanctimonious prattle.
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.
Lee may have a keen sense of setting and dialogue, but his characterization is off.
Mr. Lee isn't as successful at shaping a story around Girl 6, but enjoying her company is all his slender, sunny film really tries to do.
Lee draws his lines between fantasy and reality without much confidence and with only a sketchy logic.
Instead of effervescent and mercurial, the movie is simply muddled. What happened?
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.
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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