It Falls Short
Unfortunately, Spike misses with Girl 6. I don't know what happened. To me it seemed like he was either lazy or a bit unfocused. In this story which stars Theresa Randle as the Girl 6, a struggling actress who becomes a phone sex operater as she tries to break into show biz. The premise was good..the story had potential...but Spike left a lot of things undeveloped. In past movies, Spike always has several plots and some underlying subplots that play themselves out during a flick. Here, he attempts the same thing...but gets lazy. The story lines jump from one scene to another leaving you with no idea as to why. Some of the story lines are left incomplete. Some of the character's behavior is left unexplained... I won't go into great detail...
I do wanna say that the thing that carries this movie is that Theresa Randle looks good...and is a joy to watch on screen. Spike gets props for always making us look good without exploiting our sexuality. He gets points for making you want to honor, seek out and respect Black women... Theresa Randle also plays her role well... The 'sex talk among the phone operators was entertaining, but again with all the talent that Spike had assembled including Madonna.. and with all the talent Spike has.. Girl 6 left me disappointed... I'm glad I didn't pay.. Spike has been doing this for awhile..making movies.. He's gotta come with it...or don't come at all... I look forward to his next flick... |