Product: Dance With the Devil [VHS] (1999)
Rating: 4.0
Not a film for the weak of heart (or stomach)
Upping the bizarro quotient from David Lynch's Wild at Heart, comes Alex De La Iglesia's Dance with the Devil (aka Perdita Durango -- i like that title much better), a wild ride of a film that features a pre-Before Night Falls Javier Bardem gleefully chewing up the scenery as Romeo, a witch doctor/mercenary enlisted to hijack a truckload of foetuses and bring it to Las Vegas. Casting against type is Rosie Perez as the title character, Perdita, who is as wild and crazy as Romeo. Along the way they kidnap a couple of white bread kids and stay ahead of the law, represented by a pre-Sopranos James Gandolfini in a hilarious turn as really unlucky lawman who keeps getting run over by speeding vehicles, and Repo Man director, Alex Cox as his dimwitted partner.This is funny, violent, warped cult film oddity that features an awesome cast (also including Screamin' Jay Hawkins) and an equally impressive soundtrack (with not one but two rockin' tunes by Southern Culture on the Skids). Think of this as Natural Born Killers without all the political stuff or Wild at Heart on bad acid.Certainly not a film for everyone but if you like your action movies fast 'n' furious with a good dose of weirdness on top, then check this bad boy out.