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Spun

2002

Jonas Åkerlund

Jason Schwartzman, John Leguizamo, Mena Suvari, Patrick Fugit ...

6.1

6,558

Drama Ross (Jason Schwartzman) is an addict badly in need of some speed. A visit to his dealer, Spider Mikes (John Leguizamo)--where fellow "tweakers" Nikki (Brittany Murphy)--a stripper, Frisbee (Patrick Fugit)--a metalhead, and Cookie (Mena Suvari)--Mikes girlfriend--turns into an odyssey, though, when Mike cant find his stash. Nikki tells Ross that her boyfriend, crazed cowboy The Cook (Mickey Rourke), can supply whatever he needs. The two ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"If 'Spun' doesn't glamorize the world it surveys, its parade of reeling potty-mouthed clowns still exudes a kind of doomy charisma."	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"Leave your conscience at the door and this amoral romp soon segues into a veritable <b>Star Wars</b> of political incorrectness (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Nick Schager Slant	"The lack of narrative sobriety and the director’s shallow stylistic copycatting (the result is a crude mixture of Requiem for a Dream, Fight Club and The Salton Sea) is the film’s ultimate undoing (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Loren King Chicago Tribune	"Makes you want to run home and shower, but Rourke's performance gets under your skin"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Another film dedicated to the idea of reproducing a druggy state of mind as acutely as possible, 'Spun' accomplishes that aim with the welcome bonus of considerable humor"	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"Has no insights, no point, no urgency and no importance"	NEG
United States	Nathan Rabin AV Club	"A dark comedy about speed freaks that feels like it was directed and edited by someone in the midst of a methamphetamine jag"	NEG

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