Go (1999)

Very Cool!!!

This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

Sorry, this movie sucks

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

When I first found out about this film, I was intrigued by the concept and was interested to see how the plot would work. When the end credits started rolling, I felt immensely satisfied with the film.Go is reminiscent of Pulp Fiction with the plot being split into acts shown in the wrong order, but is still very unique and difficult to compare with many other films. The plot is simple and easy to follow, and the screenplay is very well-written with sharp, witty dialogue and a fitting soundtrack. Not a second is wasted with its fast-pace but it consistently remains well-paced at all times.At one point, Go was #229 on the IMDb Top 250. I very much believe it still deserves a place. It's not a masterpiece, however I didn't notice any flaws worth noting. Overall, Go is a very worthwhile film that is a lot better than it seems.

BY THE WAY:THIS IS A NEW FORMAT, IT WON'T BE LIKE MY LAST REVIEW, JUST FOR YOUR CONCERN. HERE'S THE LINK FOR MAGIC MAGIC REVIEW http://www.imdb.com/user/ur42840778/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2The '90s seemed to be all about Pulp Fiction, but I'm not talking about that big film today, as for this review it's about the 1999 Cult Classic "Go". Many critics claimed it to be the best ripoff of Pulp Fiction, not granted I've never seen Pulp Fiction (I will one day), but after watching "Go" I can kinda get an idea on what it's about. "Go" takes place over the course of a Christmas Night, in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and follows several young adults doing some stupid stuff. First we meet Ronna (Sarah Polley), a 24 Hour Store clerk who's in desperate need of some cash for rent, or else she'll be evicted. She decides to take her co-worker Simon's (Desmond Askew) shift while he goes to Las Vegas with some friends of his. But she soon gets the opportunity to make some more money when a pair of Soap Opera actors (Jay Mohr and Scott Wolfe) walk in hoping to score some drugs, since they usually go to Simon for drugs. Ronna gets her co- worker friend Manny (Nathan Bexton) and her more levelheaded friend Claire (Katie Holmes) to help out when she gets the supply from a drug dealer named Todd (Timothy Olyphant), but soon things get hectic. What I told you was just one part of the story, there is much more craziness to be had in this film, and I mean crazy in a great way. "Go" is one of the most entertaining movies about nothing. Director Doug Liman (Swingers) does a great job directing this fast paced adventure. There's plenty of cool camera tricks and great editing, that shows us Liman's cinematography skills. The script by John August is also darkly hysterical with many quotable lines. And the acting all around is great, with the standouts being Polley, Mohr, Wolfe, Holmes, Olyphant, and Askew. Problems include a slightly anti-climatic ending, and some illogical scenes, but in the end, a few words to say about this film are: GO see it.

I recently watched Go! for the first time in almost a decade having seen it a few times in the initial years after its release. Some aspects of it were as solid and entertaining as I remembered, some others seemed weaker.This is a film very much of the Tarantino era. It's clearly inspired by his early works (with a hint of Coen-esque black comedy) so if you're not a QT fan, then it's probably one to avoid (although it is certainly less violent than his work, so if you like his style but not the occasional brutality then this may be for you).The film is made up of three interlocking stories focusing on employees of a food market. It was originally written as a single short story, but when friends of the writer showed interest in what happened with the other characters, he extended it to its current form. Taking inspiration from QTs films, the director decides to mess with the chronology and show each story from beginning to almost end, one after another. Unlike in Pulp Fiction where this is entirely necessary, here it comes off as more of a gimmick. It works on the couple of occasions where the third story intersects the first . However it leaves the second story set in Vegas to fend for itself. This is undoubtedly the weakest of the three arcs, in terms of characters, acting and believability and therefore makes the film drag a little in the middle.However, the first and in particular the third story, together with the final ten minutes which ties the ends do, more than make up for it and leave the film with a definite thumbs up. Sarah Polley carries her segment well and it's a surprise that we haven't heard more from her over the last decade. Scott Wolf and Jay Mohr are particularly entertaining and have the best scene as they are propositioned by a cop and his wife over an early Christmas dinner. Towards the end, one of the characters seem to completely betray the development from earlier in the film, which feels a little forced. However this can be excused by the questionable morality shown by all of the characters which is something of a theme.The score is excellent and the cinematography is inventive and works 75% of the time. Only in Vegas does it seem cool for cool's sake.

I see that this movie came out in 1999, but I don't remember it coming out on the big screens? I bought the DVD on Amazon and loved the movie, I guess because I am a huge William Fichtner fan. The movie is different in a way because it has three separate stories, involving four different character's from the movie. Even though there are three separate stories of the individual's it all connect's in the end. In the first story we have a Ronnin who is short on rent money and if she doesn't come up with something to make a quick money will be thrown out of her apartment. She hooks up with a drug dealer, she scores the cash, but D***S him over. When he finds out he shows up at a rave where she's at, he finds he and confronts her. Her story ends when she accidentally gets hit by a car.The next story is about Simion the British guy, who gets to go with his friends to Las Vegas. All is going well with his buds, until, he and Taye Diggs character decide to go to a strip club called The Crazy Horse.. Taye Digg's character warned him order anything U want except Champaign-means private dance.When the ladies come over to greet them Simon gets stupid and asks for the most expensive bottle of Champaign. Simon gets his private dance and more than he bargained for. The rules the girls can touch U but U can't touch the girls. The rule gets broken, things get out of hand and Simon pulls out a gun and shoots a bouncer. When this happens the whole gang gets involved and are trying to get the hell out of Vegas, because they are wanted. This was an OK story, but in reality very unrealistic.The third about Adam and Zack is the best, it's about to actor's who are used as pawns to catch a drug dealer in the act of selling. Adam and Zack go along with it because an offense will be expunged from their record if all goes as planned. They met up with Burke, a cop or ex-cop who still has connections to the department. We then realize the 1st and 3rd stories come together, in the end. Then the 2nd story ties in with some of the characters in the 1st story.I hope this review is helpful, it is hard to explain a movie like this. To me it is a good movie, to rent, or one to buy if the price is right. The only drawback it might have is yes it is unrealistic, but most movies are. This movie is one to watch when U had a hard day/busy one and just want to chill 4 about 2 hours.It does have it's comedic side to it, but for those that do not like several stories told in one movie, even though they all connect in the end; this would not be for you. THX, -Kris L. CocKayne-