- Actors: Sarah Polley, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, Taye Diggs, Katie Holmes
- Directors: Doug Liman
- Writers: John August
- Producers: John August, Matt Freeman, Mickey Liddell, Paddy Cullen, Paul Rosenberg
- Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Subtitles: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
- Release Date: May 22 2001
- Run Time: 102 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (214 customer reviews)
- ASIN: 0767835093
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- #25 in DVD > Action & Adventure > Action Directors > Tony Scott
- #56 in DVD > Comedy > Comic Criminals
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Director Doug Liman's follow-up to the winning Swingers is a rollicking adventure that, while lacking in any substantial plot, speeds along with nonstop adrenaline and style to burn. Taking a cue from Pulp Fiction, Liman plays tricks with time and overlapping plots, all of which play out in L.A. and Las Vegas in a 24-hour period sometime between Christmas and New Year's. Slacker grocery-store clerk Ronna (Sarah Polley) is trying to score rent money by selling hits of Ecstasy at a rave party, but winds up inadvertently double-crossing a ruthless dealer (sexy and scary Timothy Olyphant). She's also invading the dealing turf of her coworker Simon (Desmond Askew), a Brit on his first trip to Vegas, which turns nightmarish after a jaunt with pal Marcus (Taye Diggs) to a "gentleman's club" turns violent. And then there's the two soap-opera actors (Jay Mohr and Scott Wolf) who cross paths with Ronna more than once in their attempts to divest themselves of a drug-related charge by participating in a sting.
The way Liman and writer John August layer these stories owes a huge debt to Quentin Tarantino, but the comedy and action sequences rocket like a bat out of hell with energy, humor, and genuine surprise. In addition to some hilarious dialogue exchanges--including a classic scene between Ronna's stoned friend (Nathan Bexton) and a Zen cat--Liman works wonders with one the most winning ensembles in recent memory, a cast that includes both established actors and TV cuties. Mohr, Diggs, and especially Polley (doing a 180 from her turn in The Sweet Hereafter) are as excellent as you'd expect, but it's Wolf (of Party of Five) and Dawson's Creek's Katie Holmes (as Polley's best bud) who turn in revelatory work; Holmes especially seems poised to be a breakout star. An amazing cinematic ride--like a roller coaster, you'll want to go back again and again. --Mark Englehart
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Eighteen-year-old Ronna, accompanied by reluctant
partner-in-crime and fellow supermarket checkout clerk Claire, is
desperately looking to score some rent money before she's evicted.
Simon, an impulsive Brit, is driving a stolen car with buddy Marcus
during a no-holds-barred night of partying on the Las Vegas strip.
Adam and Zack, a pair of TV stars, find themselves in the middle of a
real-life drug sting - and a very creepy Christmas dinner.
partner-in-crime and fellow supermarket checkout clerk Claire, is
desperately looking to score some rent money before she's evicted.
Simon, an impulsive Brit, is driving a stolen car with buddy Marcus
during a no-holds-barred night of partying on the Las Vegas strip.
Adam and Zack, a pair of TV stars, find themselves in the middle of a
real-life drug sting - and a very creepy Christmas dinner.
Welcome to the edgy comedy GO, in which the misadventures of a group
of young people collide in Los Angeles' raucous underground scene.
Set over a 24-hour period in L.A. and Las Vegas, this unconventionally
structured comedy is told from the decidedly off-center perspectives
of three parties involved in the outrageous events that surround a
botched drug deal: a duo of down-on-their-luck supermarket checkout
girls, a pair of soap opera actors and an impetuous British expatriate
- all of whom discover they are in way over their heads. In the midst
of this wild ride, we learn about everything from the possible
advantages of mutli-level marketing to the techniques of tantric
lovemaking to how to make a fast buck at a rave with a little
ingenuity and a box of cold medicine.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
GO is fast but its not that fast,
By Michael Bolts (superior, wiusa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Go (VHS Tape)
what I thought about this film is the following: good actors, the script is OK and the outcome is alright. Somethings about this movie lack a lot and some might say its a Pulp Fiction-esque type movie and it is in its only little world. Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes and Timothy Olphant were the only ones that did outstanding performances in this movie. the others were average: Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, William Ficthner, Desmond Askew, Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, James DuVal, J.E. Freeman and many others. highlight would have to be all of Sarah Polley's characters story view because she is so damn hot.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Film,
By Tigerdag (TN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Go (DVD)
No repeats of other reviews here only to say that this is a good, funny, fast paced film; however, it should be noted that during the beginning of the film where there's a contest to name dead actors, that there is a blaring error: Omar Sharif is very much alive at this writing!Enjoy!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
great, underrated film,
By A Customer
This review is from: Go (DVD)
Good, clever film about youthful exuberance and energy. Hilarious in many places and always fast paced. One point that no other reviewers seem to have commented on yet is the fact that the film is also subtly melancholy, with all of the characters leading essentially bleak lives despite their youth. Great movie overall,- violent, funny, unsettling, almost frantic yet often sad- and not as mindless as one would think.
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