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Southland Tales (2006)

Southland Tales (2006)
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California is at the epicenter of a political and environmental disaster that threatens to destroy the world in this ambitious fusion of comedy, drama, dystopian science fiction, and music from writer and director Richard Kelly, his first film after gaining a cult following with Donnie Darko. In the year 2005, a nuclear attack wipes out part of the state of Texas, and three years later America is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives, supposedly for their own good. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. A Marxist underground based on the West Coast is determined to bring down the federal government through violent revolution.

In this midst of this chaos, we follow a number of stories that continually return to three principle characters. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock) is an actor famous for his role in action films; he's trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a porn star who is reinventing herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. And Roland Taverner (Seann William Scott) is an L.A. police officer whose identity has mysteriously split in two, and he struggles to track down his other half. Featuring a massive supporting cast which includes Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Amy Poehler, and Justin Timberlake, Southland Tales received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; director Kelly also created an accompanying series of three graphic novels that chart these events and characters prior to this story. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Starring:
Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, (more)
Director(s):
Richard Kelly
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R
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Synopsis of Southland Tales

California is at the epicenter of a political and environmental disaster that threatens to destroy the world in this ambitious fusion of comedy, drama, dystopian science fiction, and music from writer and director Richard Kelly, his first film after gaining a cult following with Donnie Darko. In the year 2005, a nuclear attack wipes out part of the state of Texas, and three years later America is a virtual police state, with the government taking control of nearly every part of people's lives, supposedly for their own good. A German firm has found a way to generate energy using seawater, but both public and private concerns are desperate to prevent the new technology from being introduced in the gasoline-starved United States. A Marxist underground based on the West Coast is determined to bring down the federal government through violent revolution.

In this midst of this chaos, we follow a number of stories that continually return to three principle characters. Boxer Santaros (Dwayne Johnson, aka The Rock) is an actor famous for his role in action films; he's trying to secure financing for a new project, but reality keeps mirroring the events in his script and he struggles to hold on to his identity following a bout with amnesia. Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a porn star who is reinventing herself as a television pundit offering her views on politics, contemporary culture, and teenage sex. And Roland Taverner (Seann William Scott) is an L.A. police officer whose identity has mysteriously split in two, and he struggles to track down his other half. Featuring a massive supporting cast which includes Mandy Moore, Miranda Richardson, Wallace Shawn, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Amy Poehler, and Justin Timberlake, Southland Tales received its world premiere at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; director Kelly also created an accompanying series of three graphic novels that chart these events and characters prior to this story. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
144 mins

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Director(s):
Richard Kelly
Writer(s):
Richard Kelly
Producer(s):
Bo Hyde, Matthew Rhodes, Sean McKittrick
Theatrical MPAA Rating:
R(Violence, Sexual Situations, Drug Content, Adult Situations, Profanity)
Categories:
Independent Films, Mystery & Suspense
Warning:  This product is intended for mature audiences only. It may contain violence, sexual content, drug abuse and/or strong language. You must be 17 or older to purchase it. By ordering this item you are certifying that you are at least 17 years of age.

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    Marvin P.

    I feel so compelled to hate this movie, I have to write a review. This, hands down, has to be, literally, the worst movie I have ever seen in my life. Literally. The sad thing is, I like ALL the stars in this movie. I almost bought it because I seen Dwayne Johnson and Sarah Michelle Gellar and even Amy Poehler in it. But just to be clear. This isn't one of those "poor acting, poor directing, poor script" subpar bad movies. It's SO bad due to it's self-indulgent 'brillance'. Either this movie went WAY over my head and is a brillant work of art, or it's utter trite self-indulgence of the director and over-pretentiousness. The movie may try to come off as "artsy" or whatever, but it is just plain BAD. Horrific. I think you'd have to be on some kind of drug to "get" this movie. Otherwise, this will leave you feeling confused, irritated, and angry, as if the director said "Gotcha!" right before the closing credits, like some kind of April Fools joke. It's that pretenious and terrible.

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    Chelyce C.

    I was SOOO exceted to see this movie, because of the incredible cast, that I almost bought it without previewing it... THANK GOODNESS I didn't make that horrible mistake. Doomsday... been there... done that... This "tale" is not one you want to relive! Acting was horrible... or genious (if that was what the director wanted.) The story line was like fingernails on a chalkboard... It was so bad, I feel the need to watch it again, just to make sure it was THAT BAD!

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    Dave P.

    A very disappointing film. It had the potential to be good, but the plot was very disjointed. A good cast but the storyline did not work. Dwayne Johnson is becoming a good actor but any more pictures like this would set him back. You're better off watching "The Fifth Element" for the 10th time than watching this fiasco. Obviously there was a lot of effort to put this thing on the right track, but never got any momentum.

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