Spun (2003)
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Cast
as Ross
as Spider Mike
as Nikki
as Frisbee
as Cookie
as The Cook
as Cop No. 1
as Cop No. 2
as The Neighbor
as The Man
as April
as LA Sad Girl
as Giggles
as Angel
as Fat Boy
as Dr. K
as Amy
as Bartender
as Emcee
as The Doctor
as Porn Shop Clerk
as Frisbee's Mother
as Escort
as Doorman
as Jail Cop
as Truck Stop Clerk
as Vet Receptionist
Critic Reviews for Spun
All Critics (79) | Top Critics (26) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (50) | DVD (7)
It never quite convinces you this is anything but a fashion shoot.
A 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.
Audience Reviews for Spun
I don't ever get the story about drug movie, but I like the visualization when someone hit the drugs.
Super Reviewer
Various meth addicts do various cruel shit. 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.
Super Reviewer
What a ride, and I finally got around to watching it. Filled with interesting, complex and totally strung out characters...just going on with their everyday lives. Pretty intriguing flick.
Super Reviewer
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