Day
175 Go
[1999]
Screenplay John August
Director Doug Liman
Cinematography Doug Liman
Music BT
Leads Katie
Holmes, Sarah Polley, Desmond Askew, Nathan Bexton, Scott Wolf, Jay Mohr,
Timothy Olyphant, William Fichtner, Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Melissa McCarthy
Production Banner Entertainment
IMDb 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 91%
Doug
Liman is a fairly successful director of some well-known films. Bourne
Identity, Mr & Mrs Smith, American Made (Day 47) and Swingers are
all famous in their own ways. I have learnt on this blog that the best
directors out there produce the goods time after time and one should explore
their archives for hidden gems. Go is one of those. It’s exactly the
type of film I personally enjoy. A bit of a break from the [Hollywood] norm, to
quote Will Smith back when he was at his coolest. The film follows three
separate but interlinked storylines that surround a bunch of teenagers who work
at a superstore. It’s like a low-budget, stoner Babel (Day 34). I think
my favourite part was the first one, Ronna’s (Polley) as she is asked by a
couple of guys to sell them some drugs as her dealer friend, Simon (Askew), is
away in Vegas. She is helped by two of her friends, the beautiful Katie Holmes
and the man who provides the funniest scenes in the movie, Nathan Bexton. Although
the second part is the most action-packed it was also the worst. I think
Desmond Askew’s casting was a bad one and it was like a mini American Pie
episode. The third part was quietly funny, because what is this film without
the weird sexual tension and a pyramid scene with cop from Longest Yard
and Prison Break. I was nervous about how it was going to end as these
things can often fall flat but thanks to Holmes and a young Oliphant (my pick
of the bunch of the actors) it all ended rather nicely. The middle section
really let the film down but I’m still going to score it highly as it’s the
type of film I could imagine myself making.
Acting 3 / 4
Writing 3 / 4
Cinematography 3.5 / 4
Music 3 / 4
HWF rating 3.5 / 4
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