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Yar, you be here: Spun (Unrated Version) > Customer Reviews Spun (Unrated Version) Customer Reviews (22 - 24 of 46 Reviews)3.5 stars
Good movie i dont know if its worth the $15, but in my case it was. Its a cool movie the characters are grimy and disgusting junkies but in a sense very realisitc. I will tell you one thing Cocaine is nothing compared to Crytsal Meth. And thats an opinion from a man who use to go to raves everyweekend for 5 years. its very realistic, but if you want to see a movie with the same plot see " Requiem for a dream" its absolutley better more gripping and moving with an intense ending. Actually Spun is very much a copy off of Requiem. But both are good and worth the $$$$ thats IMO atleast. solid at times, but takes character of a user
That is the movie filters the perspective of a methamphetamine dope addict and that is a detriment to the film's cohesiveness. That may be the point, but the film did make an attempt to tell certain storylines in a satisfactory way and I felt that it just didn't nail that down hard enough. In going for realism the writer's neglected to find a statement to be made about the behavior being presented. It's not that I feel every film needs that, but this one does. This film is a very dirty, rude, and lewd presentation of the life of drug dealers and their clients and it doesn't glamorize that lifestyle, which I credit the movie for doing. I just don't know why they decided to tell this story, to make this art. I know that this particular drug abuse is growing among kids, but this film doesn't have the kind of cautionary tale kind of vibe that other recent films have concerning this subject. This movie just makes me scratch my head. Requiem for Speed?
"Spun" is an insane and quick paced film diving into the world of a handful of people hooked on Meth. And that's pretty much the plot. There's a lot to like about this movie...and there's a lot not to as well. The film is very reminiscent of "Requiem for a Dream" and the director certainly borrowed quite a few of the camera angles and tricks from that film. And while this movie doesn't exactly surpass that of "Requiem," in my opinion, it comes pretty close. The only real problem I find in this movie is that the story doesn't exist. There's no character development, and no history of why these people are in this situation. Also - no real direction or suspense of where they are going. It is just kind of, a week in the life of...sort of thing. However, there are a lot of positive things in the film as well. The acting is quite good, especially that of Mickey Rourke and John Leguizamo (who I don't normally like that much - but liked in this movie a lot) - the girls did a good enough job with Brittany Murphy leading the pack. The directing in the movie was very, shall we say, experimental or "artsy" and while I like that to an extent, I felt it was a little abused here making it, not so shocking or provocative after 30 minutes or so. Also - I wasn't too fond of the ending of the movie. I thought it was lacking proper closure. Regardless, this is an entertaining little movie that I picked up on a whim at my local blockbuster. The acting is good and the visuals are entertaining. However, if you're looking for an academy award winning storyline - look elsewhere. A good way to kill a couple hours. I would recommend renting it first to make sure it's your bag. I liked "Requiem for a Dream" a little better, mainly because of the storyline and character development was more in depth. So I give "Spun" 3/5 stars - while "Requiem" gets 4/5.
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