Product: Singapore Sling (1990)
Rating: 2.0
All these great reviews? Than what movie did I buy($23.95)and watch???
I have now watched the immortal(????????)SINGAPORE SLING!I love Horror movies,so much so I comb every store thatsells them here in BLISTERING HOT LAS VEGAS. I was starvingfor something in horror I had not seen.So I looked at my FAV.place-AMAZON I scrolled down movies and low and behold I seeSINGAPORE SLING,and not only that but all these rave reviews!So I took a chance and bought it before viewing(Amazon readersI cannot stress enough how irresponsible that is)The moviewas at only one store out of 14 I shop at(that alone shouldhave told me something)but hey? All these RAVE reviews fromAMAZONERS could not be wrong? OR COULD THEY! Well I have nowseen SING 6 times(which to it's credit I am not saying it'shorrible for I would not keep trying with it)but all thereviews of OUTSTANDING-BREATHTAKING,and ONE OF A KIND???I am just lost.First the good points,so I don't come offlike a JERK!The director has talent,no debate there.The3 actors are just that..Actors and not nobody's who cameoff the street.The cinamatography was very,very good.So you see I am trying with this but what I don't like(well besides shelling out $23.95)is I am having a hardtime following this story,and have now watched it 6 timeshell! It's playing now while I type this.The acting fromthe women (who are very attractive mind you) is sometimesdare I say it,DARE!DARE! Over acting abit with the blink/blinkof the eyes and the finger over the mouth miming the sshhh!motion(a lil overdone you can't say it's not or you have notwatched this movie)the young daughter especially narratingto us can sometimes be annoying.So anyway I just wanted toput this review in for someone who has not seen this toread a review that does not give this 5 stars(5 stars???)but only 2(1.5 to be honest)In a nutshell this is what you aregetting.A gorgeous black & white movie of a story of a motherand daughter who take in this stranger to have sex,vomit andS&M; with on every level,and yes there is a plot twist foryou detective fans.So if you love David Lynch ERASERHEADand David Cronenburg's Naked Lunch,Terry Gilliam's Tidelandthan this is your cup of coffee. For me I am to simple Iguess for this movie is on my shelf right between Silenceof the lambs and Candyman(I do my films by year)and thismovie looks very out of place.I don't know? Maybe it's mebut "WHEW" I can remember COUNTLESS of times looking at myceiling taking a deep breath and saying "LET'S GO!" 20mininto this after the 6th viewing.Snore-aping Sling!