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- Southland Tales aspires to meld the satirical sci-fi of Kurt Vonnegut with the mesmerising weirdness of David Lynch, but Kelly hasn't yet found the filmmaking skill to match his vaulting imagination, and what we get instead is a numbing freakshow peppered with awful performances and teasing flashes of brilliance.
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Nov 15, 2007 · An action-movie star named Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson) is baffled when reality keeps mirroring the events in his script in Southland Tales.
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Nov 14, 2007 · Movie star Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson) plans his next film with the help of ambitious porn actress Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and troubled policeman Roland Taverner (Seann William...
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Nov 14, 2007 · NYT Critic’s Pick. Directed by Richard Kelly. Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller. R. 2h 25m. By Manohla Dargis. Nov. 14, 2007. “Southland Tales,” Richard Kelly’s funny, audacious, messy...
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There is one thing, however, that really makes the Cannes cut preferable, and in my opinion, the optimal viewing experience for Southland Tales. If I had the choice between getting to understand all the intricacies of a movie’s story or a movie’s tone, I am going to pick ‘tone’ probably every time.
Dec 7, 2007 · Comedy Drama Mystery. During a three-day heat wave just before a huge 4th of July celebration, an action star stricken with amnesia meets up with a porn star who is developing her own reality TV project, and a policeman who holds the key to a vast conspiracy. Director. Richard Kelly. Writer.
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Sprawling, chaotic, stuffed to the gills with unexpected character actors and filled with apocalyptic mayhem, 2006's Southland Tales had a vision of where America was headed. Full Review |...
Nov 30, 2007 · Southland Tales Review. A third World War has broken out in 2008 and Hollywood action star Boxer Santaros (Johnson) has gone missing. When he reappears, tattooed and shacked up with a porn...