Spun (2002)
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Reviews Counted: 79
Fresh: 29 | Rotten: 50
A chaotic drug movie that has little substance behind the stylistic flash.
Average Rating: 4/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 21
A chaotic drug movie that has little substance behind the stylistic flash.
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A crystal-meth addict struggles to get his next fix as he obsesses over a recent breakup in Spun, a black-comic drug drama from music video director Jonas Akerlund. Rushmore's Jason Schwartzman stars as Ross, a young man who finds his maniacal world crumbling around him over the course of one long weekend. Spun chronicles Ross' travails as he tries to score from his regular dealer, Spider Mike (John Leguizamo), who realizes during Ross' visit that he's misplaced his stash. Indisposed by the
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Cast
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Jason Schwartzman
Ross -
John Leguizamo
Spider Mike -
Mena Suvari
Cookie -
Patrick Fugit
Frisbee -
Brittany Murphy
Nikki -
Mickey Rourke
The Cook -
Peter Stormare
Cop #1 -
Alexis Arquette
Cop #2 -
Deborah Harry
The Lesbian Neighbor -
Eric Roberts
The Man -
Chloe Hunter
April -
Julia Mendoza
L. A. Sad Girl -
Elisa Bocanegra
Giggles -
Josh Peck
Fat Boy -
Larry Drake
Dr. K -
Charlotte Ayanna
Amy -
Ron Jeremy
Bartender -
Tony Kaye
Emcee -
Rob Halford
Porn Shop Clerk
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All Critics (86) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (50) | DVD (13)
It never quite convinces you this is anything but a fashion shoot.
Top CriticA placebo of a film.
Ultimately, Spun has no more substance than American Pie II.
This drug drama has enough drugs to stock a hospital but precious little in the way of drama.
A gleefully repulsive movie.
A loud, disorderly descent into narcissism, a movie so in love with itself that its gaze rarely leaves the mirror.
The mix of a fast pace, animated moments, and the always nuts Rourke makes for an entertaining flick
Mesmo com seu ótimo elenco, esta cópia sem personalidade de Vamos Nessa! e Réquiem para um Sonho é o exemplo perfeito da expressão 'muito estilo para pouco conteúdo'.
Une bien mauvaise caricature.
Madly arranged in one ambivalent, entirely creative work that attempts not only to convey a feeling, but a sense of experience
More intent on giving us a day-in-the-life presentation of some speed freaks and their hijinks than actually telling us anything about them. Their actions are meaningless.
Like an ex-addict reminiscing over their days of dependence, it's dead behind the eyes: hollowed out.
Aims for the edge but eccentricity and excess take over and dominate, thus taking the rest of the film down with them.
Boring it's not.
Repulsive but mesmerizing.
The performances are astonishingly strong--edgy and kinetic, open and fearless.
Audience Reviews for Spun
Super Reviewer
This film is full of stylistic gimmicks: every time a character takes a hit of meth, there is a frenetic special effect, and it is edited so that there rarely is a shot that lasts over three seconds. I'm sure that this might be what it's like to be on meth, but ultimately these gimmicks don't make a film. When I wrote my first sentence, a story synopsis, I didn't know what to write because there isn't a fluid narrative. Additionally, there is not a signal likable character in the film; Jason Schwartzman's character could pass for a hero, but early in the film he handcuffs his naked girlfriend to a bed and blinds and gags her with duct tape - not exactly Atticus Finch. You might say that as a drug film, there shouldn't be any likable characters, but they should at least be interesting or trying to be likable. I think Trainspotting is a good film for comparison. The film basically opens with Renton trying to quit heroin. Of course, he doesn't, but it immediately begins with an admirable goal, one with which we can sympathize. There isn't even the prospect of quitting; even the cops pursuing the addicts are on meth.
Overall, the gimmicks that fill this film can do nothing to counter its many glaring flaws.
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