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Summary: Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one another. (imdb)
Starring: Adrien Brody, John Savage, John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Michael Imperioli, Bebe Neuwirth, Kim Director, Jennifer Esposito, Patti LuPone, Michael Rispoli, Arthur J. Nascarella, Saverio Guerra
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Spike Lee really didn't have any clue what direction he wanted to go with this.
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Didn't think I'd like this going it, but was pleasantly surprised.
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soytoma |
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queendork56 |
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The Who and The Son of Sam are always in the backdrop, but the forefront never gets going.
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georgia sam |
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ColinSchu |
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shocking1981 |
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paulstomb |
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sirphibes |
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cinebaixar |
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Spike Lee's best film about friends who live in the neighborhood where the Son of Sam murders are taking place. Very well acted.
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Suffers from stories that seem irrelevant to the whole serial killer -thing, making the movie drag on for too long. Could have profited from some heavy-handed cutting of the unnecessary material. I liked the general mood of the film, it seemed very gritty and realistic.
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kyle.loomis |
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Well acted and the dialogue is strong, but it tries to do too many things, only really succeeding at being a period piece. Also, it's pretty bad when the fucking director looks like he doesn't want to even be in the film.
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solid film ... umm sorry, joint, from spike lee. unfortunately one thing sunk this film for me. the talking dog. first off, it just looked ridiculous. if i was supposed the be drawn in, it didnt work bc i was laughing too hard (i want you to go out and kill. kill! kiiiiill!!!!). and secondly, the dog didnt talk to berkowitz, it was in their incessant howling that he heard messages. outside of that one blip, it really was a good film ... but damn, that talking dog.
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Good film.
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Wowed by this in highschool. Today? Well I'm not sure.
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The point of this shapeless ensemble piece seems to be a remark by a black woman that if the killer known as the Son of Sam had been black, there would have been riots in New York. Otherwise, it deals in minor panic and mishaps among stereotypical would-be mobsters; but not even the period detail is right.
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