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15 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Natural Born Killers meets Pedro Almodovar, February 1, 2001
Let me begin by saying that this is one of those films that you'll either love or hate. I don't think there's too much of an in between... This film is proof that not all the great "cult classics" were made a thousand years ago. Its also proof (like one of my other faves Liquid Sky) that a movie can be very campy *and* very well directed at the same time. - - Its also proof that you can have a female action hero who doesn't spend the entire film giggling and, trying to win back her old boyfriend, and who has to look cut, ditzy and vulnerable at the same time. I think Natasha Lyonne is one white girl as hard edged as Pam Grier and Shaft combined... She's great at delivering those Clint Eastwood gone awfully awry type lines, and no one can act at barfing like her... in fact, she spends practically the entire film binging, purging, runnin' from the law, and making sure her psychopath serial killer friend takes her meds so... oops, she doesnt accidentally kill another one before reaching the refuge of the mysterious Sister Gomez, who is cooking up a bit of evil via the secret ingrediants of her tacos and enchiladas As the film progresses, the story line becomes more and more campy and off the wall - - yet it is so well directed that despite the outrageously ludricous finale it works... - - the way things unfold, the great cast, some of the hillarious dialogue, the way things suddenly all tie in together, and the sound track too ! Here's my pick for some great before after watching. Before : Faster Pussycat Kill, Kill, Kill - - after, John Water's Cecil B. Demented which *IMHO* is not as well directed, but compliments this nicely and was afterall, directed by one of the godfathers of this genre.
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