Go
A Review by Jessica
McCartney
In reviewing the
movie GO, I feel that I must also review my own life, which is quite boring
by comparison. I have ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS wanted to go to a rave. I
mean, since the age of like 16, I've been trying to get on "the
list" which will warrant me to receive an invitation to these
exciting, energy filled, head pounding, sexy dance fests. Hell, I'd like to
go to a party and get home when the sun is coming up, instead of going home
early to walk my dog. The problem is I'm a loser. I do NOT take any sort of
drugs, unless you count the gallons and gallons of alcohol I consume each weekend,
and I am now married, which excludes me (unfairly I think) from cool,
raucous parties. So, thank God for movies like GO, which allow me to live
vicariously rough Katie Holmes. I can have a vicarious flat stomach, go to
a vicarious rave and VICARIOUSLY HAVE SEX WITH A REALLY, REALLY HOT DRUG
DEALER ON THE STAIRCASE OF HIS APARTMENT BUILDING. Guh. What a scene. Pay
the eight bucks just for that. Oh wait, I should give you a rating system
before we go any further.
Jessica's Rating System For Films is based on how I react when you ask me,
"Did you like the movie?":
OH MY GOD, IT ROCKED, RUN TO THE THEATRES, IT'S ALMOST AS GOOD AS FERRIS
BUELLER. (Shaking of head in disbelief of greatness, two hands in the air,
dancing…)
IT WAS REALLY GOOD, INTERESTING. (then I change the subject or maybe shrug)
WELL, THE ACTING WAS GOOD. (this is accompanied by eye rolling)
IT WAS WORTH IT FOR THE JUNIOR MINTS. (again, shrugging)
I MIGHT RATHER SIT THROUGH STRANGE DAYS AGAIN. (no gestures, monotone,
frowning)
For GO, I give it a OMG,IR,RTTT,IAAGAFB. I really thought I
would NOT like this movie. Mainly because I saw that other Katie Holmes
debacle, Disturbing Behavior, (which I thought described the screenwriter's
actions more than the actors), and because I really feared a Pulp
Fiction-ish attitude of laughing at tragedy, which I sure as hell didn't
need this week. What happened was I was pleasantly surprised. The three
separate stories were each able to stand on their own and hook me to the
point that I didn't want THAT story to end, yet watching them all come
together was, of course, the best part of all. In watching GO, I discovered
some things:
- Scott Wolf is actually a good actor, not
just a guy-on-the-cover-of-Teen-Beat.
- I have a psychological disorder… an
actual, psychological disorder which leads me to IMMEDIATELY fall in
love with the bad guy/villain/outcast.
- Which leads me to my third point. TIMOTHY
OLYPHANT…I LOVE YOU. If I had to go back and pick my, say, 5 favorite
scenes in the movie, Todd Gaines, the drug dealer would be in three
of them. OK, fine, I'll tell you my five favorite scenes without
giving them away:
- Ronna goes to get the 20 hits of X from
Todd.
- Todd and Claire are stuck together and he
gets a phone call from Simon…let me say this…watch how Todd watches
Claire. Frankly, I had goosebumps.
- Simon meets the bridesmaids and visits
them in their room.
- Going to Christmas dinner with Adam and
Zack.
- And, of course, Todd and
Claire have another "discussion" at the end of the
movie…I'll never look at Family Circus the same way again.
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I love these guys, the guys who made Swingers and Go, because the dialogue
is so great, and half the time it's great without being riddled with
swearing… it's clever and smart (got that Quentin?). I think a movie is
effective if I'm quoting it for the next two days after I see it. Go lines
that I'm quoting:
"Oh sure Ronna, let me just fill out a return slip and have my manager
give you a REFUND."
"Thank you Rhythm Nation"
Claire: What are you going to do? Shoot all three of us? Todd: Claire,
would you shut the fuck up? Please?
These quotes aren't funny to you, I know, but when you hear them in the
movie, you'll laugh. There's another one that I can't print out of context,
but rest assured, I almost wet my pants.
So, if I could end this on a Gene Schalitish note…my advice for this movie
is…GO! HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHhahaahahahaaaaaooooooooo
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