Summer of Sam
1999, 142 min
Country: US Studio: Disney Cast: John Leguizamo, Mira Sorvino, Adrien Brody, Jennifer Esposito, Anthony LaPaglia, Ben Gazzara, Michael Rispoli, Bebe Neuwirth, Patti LuPone, Spike Lee, Roger Guenveur Smith, John Savage, Michael Badalucco, Michael Imperioli Director: Spike Lee Screenwriter: Spike Lee, Michael Imperioli Cinematographer: Ellen Kuras Our Rating:
SKINOPSISConsidering that there's a scene of group sex, sex in a car, Mira Sorvino using the word "pussy juice," and the scene where Mira puts on that wig so Leguizamo can pretend she's someone else (although why he'd want to is beyond us,) it's pretty shocking that the only pair of titties we get to see are those of the somewhat aged Patti Lupone. Not that we're complaining: you all know how we love some chunky MILF tits, but Mira's mams would've been nice out of that bra too. -- Rick Stanko
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REVIEW
Serial-killer buffs beware: Summer of Sam deals with the famed Son of Sam mostly on the periphery. The main focus of the film is the atmosphere of fear, paranoia and rage that he helped instill in that summer of 1977 in New York City. A handful of excellent performances -- most notably Leguizamo as a weak-willed adulterer and Brody as a punk outsider -- and Lee's customary stylish visuals inject a bristling energy into this overlong, and at times meandering, drama. Two terrific set pieces (both accompanied by classic Who songs) and the frightening but nonexploitative Son of Sam killings are other big pluses; this isn't Lee's best work, and it's frustratingly uneven, but as an evocation of a specific time and place, Summer of Sam is successful. Editor's Suggestions
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