Girl 6 has a compelling star, a Prince soundtrack, and Spike Lee's vivid style - and, unfortunately, a story that's never as compelling or insightful as it needs to be.
[Randle] holds the film together as best she can with her luminous presence and dignity, but can't supply the lacking subtext, past history and motivation.
There's something refreshing about the film's reckless proximity to anarchy, the stylishly imaginative cinematography and lusciously exorbitant Prince soundtrack, even if it does ring hollow when Lee tries to get serious on us.
Read full articleGirl 6, the story of a girl and her stint in the phone sex biz, is a sloppy and problematic film, no diggity.
Read full articleLee's never been too hip to women's perspectives, and in Girl 6, he proves that marriage, maturity and 10 years of filmmaking haven't substantially corrected his blind spot.
Read full articleLee has done the impossible: He's sucked the fun out of call-in sex and replaced it with sanctimonious prattle.
Not one of Lee’s best, but better than most critics claimed. Worth seeing just to catch Spike as George Jefferson.
Read full articleJust when you thought that director Spike Lee was beginning to be predictable with his movie subject matter, he reshuffles the deck and pulls a wild card from his sleeve.
Read full articleThough featuring classic Lee-missteps-a bloated third act, heavy moralizing around Black women's sexualities-the real lynchpin in Girl 6 is Randle.
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