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FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Marva It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

The_Film_Cricket I was talking to a friend not long before I saw 'Girl 6' about how interesting it would be to see a documentary about the women who take a job doing phone sex. Then I heard that Spike Lee was directing a film about that very subject – even better. Having seen Lee's film, I'm still waiting for that documentary.Spike Lee's 'Girl 6' is an overstuffed movie about a woman who takes such a profession but uses it as a clothesline on which to hang a lot of unnecessary and puzzling subplots. This is a case where less would have been more.Teresa Randel stars as a desperate actress wading through a series of sexist males who won't give her a job unless she is willing to work topless. In need of an income she takes a job working for a phone sex operation. Surprisingly, she's very good at it (we know this because she draws crowd of co-workers on her first call). I was puzzled by this scene because an opening scene showed a director at an audition demanding to see her topless and she seemed humiliated – now she is having phone sex and seemingly enjoying every minute of it.The problem with 'Girl 6' is it's point of view. We are suppose to sympathize with Randel but Lee sees her from the view of the salivating males who call her. Worse still Lee has her becoming addicted to the job. The lowest point is when agrees to meet with one of her callers who eventually stands her up! There are a lot of unnecessary fantasy sequences in which we see Randel in everything from Foxy Brown to The Jefferson but I couldn't figure out what they had to do with anything. There is a subplot involving her ex-husband (Isaiah Washington) who is still in love with her. There is the good-hearted neighbor played by Lee himself.All of this stuff in unnecessary and should have been trimmed to make for a much simpler movie. 'Girl 6' reminded me of Lee's 1991 film 'Jungle Fever' in which he takes a very basic idea (an interracial relationship) and packs it so full of distractions that it collapses under it's own weight. Here we have pieces and chunks of several movies packed together into one sexist, chaotic mess.

st-shot Revisiting familiar territory he explored in his breakthrough independent She's Gotta Have It, Spike Lee takes a bigger budget, professional actors and delivers a far inferior product. It's a case of Spike having it and not knowing what to do with it. Aspiring actress Judy get's a screen test for a film being done by Quentin Tarantino. QT gets ugly though and this sour's Judy's career outlook. Burning bridges with her agent and acting coach and desperate for work she takes a job as a phone sex operator. She develops a knack for it and soon as "Girl 6" is in demand with customers. Dealing with warped customers and a former lover who shoplifts for a living Judy begins to jade and fade from reality. Sloppy, disjointed and in a constant state of funk Girl 6 is filled with lackluster performances and insipid "goofs" by Lee such as a smoldering cameo by Madonna reminding us just how bad an actress and self parody she is along with an obnoxious turn by Tarantino as himself. Not to be outdone Lee piles the detritus on by jamming a parody of the Jeffersons (with himself as George) into the torpid proceedings as well as a ham fisted, film school 101 Foxy Brown take. Therese Randle as Girl 6 is beautiful, flat and dull. Given every male in the pic is an insensitive lout, ( though Lee doing his "... have It" Mars with some of the same dialog lifted from the film redeems himself to a degree) one might understand why she stumbles through the picture shell shocked most of the time. Isiah Washington as an ex also gives a fatigued and unprepared turn as the principled booster. Girl 6 is a slow moving bore with Lee failing to amp up the drama with any degree of passion or deliver any character of substance with depth. At a loss to develop Judy he compensates with misogynistic stereotypes to dramatize her plight ala SGHI re-worked, colorized, sensationalized, and amazingly puerile for a feature film. It's all silly surliness.

Emerenciano I have always like Spike Lee's movie due to the intelligence he puts in the plot and in the dialogues. His films are full of things that make we think and they're guarantee we'll have fun. "Girl 6" however doesn't fit this category. It's not bad, actually I liked it, but it's just an ordinary movie. I liked (very beautiful) Theresa Radle performance and Spike Lee himself is also good. There are lots of pretty girls in "Girl 6", what is a good reason to watch it, but there's nothing really impressive here. My rate 6/10

Nathan I gave this movie a 4 for three reasons. 1 - Theresa Randle is excellent. She is one of the most talented actresses today. 2 - John Turturro is probably in this movie for less than 5 minutes. He simply takes over the screen and shows why he is one of the top 5 actors today.3 - spike lee. These three reasons brought this movie up from a 1 to a 4.