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Actor: Halle Berry, Naomi Campbell, Peter Berg, Ranjit Chowdhry, Richard BelzerBrand: STARZ HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Cinematographer: Malik Hassan Sayeed
Composer: Prince
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 108 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-03-07
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Movie Reviews of Girl 6
Movie Review: '6' is for sex, fun, laughs, a few tears and a good time
Summary: 5 Stars
'girl 6' is one of the few spike lee films that i appreciate wholly and in parts.
the first part is suzan-lori parks' screenplay. there are times when it feels like a goodly portion of the dialogue is being written as the actors speak the lines. her words are that good. the situation which her heroine finds herself in is one that any performer has dealt with. she somehow manages to plunge the depths of human experience and pull herself up to reconnect with her ambitions to become a working actress without compromise.
the second is theresa randle's performance as girl 6. 6 (or judy) has a lot of issues, a great deal of baggage to carry and randle doesn't hold back in revealing any of 6's complexity. she is vain, she is overly romantic, she is strong and she, as a character, is in great hands with randle. i can always turn to this film and jump in because randle's performance is that finely crafted and inviting. a sad postscript is that this fabulous actress hasn't had much to do since this film was released in 1996.
the third is the supporting cast, filled with many recognizable faces such as isiah washington, jenifer lewis, gretchen mol, naomi campbell, richard belzer, madonna, michael imperioli, debi mazar, debra wilson, quentin tarantino, john turturro and lee himself. many of these actors had worked or continue to work with lee on his joints. the cast is an embarassment of riches and each actor comes through.
the fourth is the soundtrack made up of prince tunes. lee uses the music well and the songs are some of the best prince recorded, especially 'erotic city', 'how come u don't call me...' and 'nothing compares to u'. not to mention the sneak-ins of prince-produced classic like 'nasty girl' and 'screams of passion'.
fifth, and i write this gingerly, is the signature use of subplot. lee uses this device in his films seemingly in an effort to make them longer. they add little or nothing to the general action nor do they move the films forward with ease. 'girl 6' has one of these subplots and it is only at the last third of the film that is seems that it's affecting the film for the worse.
but for the most part, the visuals are stimulating, and at times poetic, the editing and camerawork are dancelike and not too gimmicky and everything works together in a funny, touching whole that sparks some interesting discussion about sex, women and their bodies when they are in the entertainment industry by choice or design.
Summary of Girl 6
Theresa Randle (BAD BOYS) delivers a breakthrough performance as a frustrated New York City actress who reluctantly takes a job as a phone sex operator. But when she discovers her natural gift for aural pleasure, she becomes a different woman to her sports memorabilia-obsessed neighbor (director Spike Lee), her romantic shoplifter ex-husband (Isaiah Washington of GREY'S ANATOMY), and an endless stream of calls from men fueled by dark and wild desires. Even if she loves being every man's fantasy, can she ultimately handle her own reality? Quentin Tarantino, Madonna, Halle Berry, Naomi Campbell, Jenifer Lewis, Peter Berg, Debi Mazar, Michael Imperioli, John Turturro, Richard Belzer, Gretchen Mol and Ron Silver appear in this sexy comedy/drama written by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan- Lori Parks (TOPDOG/UNDERDOG) and featuring a hot soundtrack of hits by PrincePerhaps only Spike Lee could make a dignified yet extremely funny comedy-drama about phone sex. Theresa Randle (Bad Boys) is the title character, a hard-working actress who becomes addicted to this peculiar form of safe sex (the movie is verbal, not physical, in that department) at a high-class New York agency. Throughout the film, Girl 6 (she's unnamed beyond this) sports a dazzling array of new looks, hairstyles, and clothes. Randle radiates every step of the way. Lee even delivers on fantasy elements when Girl 6 finds herself in a send-up of blaxploitation films and a keen lampoon of The Jeffersons (the three-minute sequence is better than any planned TV-to-movie film that may come along). Revelations about Girl 6's life are brought out through her ex-husband (Isaiah Washington), who, in his very flawed but honest way, plans to reunite with her. Better yet are conversations with the next-door neighbor (Spike Lee, doing some of his best work). Solitary, experimental, with plenty of delicious cameos (including Madonna), Girl 6 is playwright Suzan-Lori Parks's first screenplay. Similar in tone to Lee's debut, She's Gotta Have It, Girl 6 also boasts an energetic mix of old and new songs by Prince and, as always with Lee, colorful camerawork. An alleyway kiss near the end is a great romantic image. --Doug Thomas
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