Red-Barracuda The unmistakable influence of Pulp Fiction (1994) can be seen quite clearly in this ensemble piece that interconnects three different stories which all start at an L.A. supermarket. There's one about a girl trying to sell ecstasy at a rave, another about four guys out for a wild weekend in Las Vegas and a third about the strange events surrounding two actors coerced into working as undercover cops. While it would be fair to say that the stories on their own are fairly slight, they do nevertheless work very well as a whole and do fit together well with various overlaps between the episodes. It benefits from having a good cast at its disposal, with Sarah Polley and William Fichtner especially standing out as, respectively, Ronna the supermarket girl would tries to make money selling drugs and Burke the police agent who hosts a very uncomfortable house gathering.The material is partially played for thrills but often more for laughs, with this being a comedy as much as anything. The balance is pretty good although it perhaps gets a little excessively too silly on occasion, dissipating the tension. The film is also notable for seemingly being perhaps the first Hollywood movie which addressed the topic of the drug ecstasy. As is typical in the movies it does essentially ultimately suggest that drugs are bad, although it isn't too heavy-handed in its approach to this and it is at least fairly balanced in its approach. Accompanying things is a pretty dynamic and well selected electronica soundtrack which gives the movie a real energy while marking it out as pleasingly 90's. I think overall this one seems to have gone under the radar a little but it's really a lot of fun to watch (and re-watch). It's got a lot of entertaining ingredients after all – a rave, recreational drugs, gangsters, hot strip club action, a car chase, big beat tunes, witty dialogue, sexual tension, an uncomfortable party, non-linear storytelling and a violent accident. All of the parts add up to a highly enjoyable whole, a film to simply sit back and appreciate.

Scott LeBrun "Go" worked well enough for this viewer due to a quick pace, an engaging cast, a fair amount of chuckles, and a decent amount of entertainment value overall. It might not work for others due to the fact that there's nobody here to really root for. Too many of the characters are senseless or sordid. It also might have worked better if it weren't so obviously influenced by the Quentin Tarantino filmography. But it does an okay job of telling three connected stories, and tying them all together at the end. Director Doug Liman creates flashy visuals in the attempt to make this a hip and stylish affair.Four people get their stories told. Ronna (Sarah Polley) is a supermarket cashier in desperate need of cash to prevent her own eviction. So she gets in over her head trying to make a drug deal. Simon (Desmond Askew) is one of her co-workers who wants to have a wild weekend with his buddies in Las Vegas, and is willing to pay Ronna to work his shift. Finally, we see what happens to gay couple Adam (Scott Wolf) and Zack (Jay Mohr) - both of them actors - when they get in trouble with the law and agree to help quirky cop Burke (William Fichtner) with a sting operation.Some of these actors make this more watchable than it may have been otherwise. Fichtner is particularly funny (and for those interested, he bares his backside), Askew is amusing although his character is a dolt, and Timothy Olyphant does well as a drug dealer. Katie Holmes, Nathan Bexton, Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, James Duval, Tane McClure, Jimmy Shubert, J.E. Freeman, Jay Paulson, and Jane Krakowski round out this cast. Future star Melissa McCarthy can be seen in a bit.There is some fun to be had as the screenwriter, John August, and Liman, go about their business of assembling all of these separate episodes into a whole. The movie as a whole is nothing special, but it does provide a reasonable diversion for 102 minutes.Seven out of 10.

Andrew Brauer BY THE WAY:THIS IS A NEW FORMAT, IT WON'T BE LIKE MY LAST REVIEW, JUST FOR YOUR CONCERN. HERE'S THE LINK FOR MAGIC MAGIC REVIEW http://www.imdb.com/user/ur42840778/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2The '90s seemed to be all about Pulp Fiction, but I'm not talking about that big film today, as for this review it's about the 1999 Cult Classic "Go". Many critics claimed it to be the best ripoff of Pulp Fiction, not granted I've never seen Pulp Fiction (I will one day), but after watching "Go" I can kinda get an idea on what it's about. "Go" takes place over the course of a Christmas Night, in both Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and follows several young adults doing some stupid stuff. First we meet Ronna (Sarah Polley), a 24 Hour Store clerk who's in desperate need of some cash for rent, or else she'll be evicted. She decides to take her co-worker Simon's (Desmond Askew) shift while he goes to Las Vegas with some friends of his. But she soon gets the opportunity to make some more money when a pair of Soap Opera actors (Jay Mohr and Scott Wolfe) walk in hoping to score some drugs, since they usually go to Simon for drugs. Ronna gets her co- worker friend Manny (Nathan Bexton) and her more levelheaded friend Claire (Katie Holmes) to help out when she gets the supply from a drug dealer named Todd (Timothy Olyphant), but soon things get hectic. What I told you was just one part of the story, there is much more craziness to be had in this film, and I mean crazy in a great way. "Go" is one of the most entertaining movies about nothing. Director Doug Liman (Swingers) does a great job directing this fast paced adventure. There's plenty of cool camera tricks and great editing, that shows us Liman's cinematography skills. The script by John August is also darkly hysterical with many quotable lines. And the acting all around is great, with the standouts being Polley, Mohr, Wolfe, Holmes, Olyphant, and Askew. Problems include a slightly anti-climatic ending, and some illogical scenes, but in the end, a few words to say about this film are: GO see it.

Dillon Schohr "Go" is John August's first feature film. Since then August has been writing for some of Tim Burton's film including "Big Fish", "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and the upcoming "Frankenweenie" film. In 2007 August wrote and directed a film called "The Nines"(review will come this month), which as become one of my favorites. Directed by Doug Liman(Swingers, The Bourne Identity) , "Go" tells three intertwining stories on Christmas Eve night. The first one is Ronna's(Sarah Polley) story, a struggling grocery store clerk who needs to make her rent on time. Her co-worker Simon, his heading to Vegas with his pals, and needs Ronna to take his shift. Ronna needs the money the money she takes it. While working she is approached by two men buying gallons of orange juice. The two men say that Simon always gets them ecstasy, and they were wondering since he was gone if she could score some for them. Ronna agrees. Her night to come would involve a drug dealer, played viciously by Timothy Olyphant, drug bust, a Christmas rave, and getting hit by a miata.Then there is Simon's who gets Ronna to take his shift so he can go to Vegas. When he arrives they dine at a buffet. Some of the friends eat the shellfish, and fall ill, and unable to partake in their night in Vegas. This leaves Simon and his friend Marcus(Taye Diggs). Their night starts off very nicely at a strip club, but all hell breaks loose when Simon touches one of the dancers, causing the owner and his son to hunt down Simon, even if it means following them back to Los Angeles. The third and best story involves Adam and Zach who are day time T.V. stars and closet homosexuals and having relationship problems, played by Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf. They are the two men that ask Ronna to get them ecstasy. But it turns out they were caught a while back buying some pot, and they are trying to get their record clean, so they are helping out in a police investigation. The detective in charge of the case is Burke(William Fichtner), and he ask the boys to stay for Christmas Eve dinner with him and his wife. They agree. Burke has a secret agenda though. He wants to use their celebrity to help gain them more sells for his confederated product business on the side. This film is very Pulp Ficiton esque, in the way of the intertwining timelines, and all of the cool, hip talk about sex, and drugs. So many films try and pull this off, but none have really come close to being a good film. Go is definitely a great film. I have owned it for years and decided to pull it off the shelf and give it a new and updated review. Go has tons of charisma, and wit and most of the performances are outstanding. William Fichtner's being my favorite. If you have not seen Go, then go and rent it. I give Go a 9 out of 10