Summer of Sam

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Summer of Sam

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Summer of Sam

Adrien Brody, Anthony LaPaglia, Bebe Neuwirth, Ben Gazzara, Brian Tarantina

Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust of one ...( read more  read more... )another.

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  • SirPant
    September 3, 2009
    SirPant
    The first film of a new direction from Spike Lee. Summer of Sam deals with a dark chapter in American history, focusing on American society. It's certainly Lee's most engaging film, the slow but sturdy build up to the explosive finale is so intense its exhausting. A brilliant and...( read more) powerful film, Brody & Leguizamo are also, on top of their game. This is probably my favourite Spike Lee joint, just above Clockers.
  • DrZeek
    September 2, 2008
    DrZeek
    Ritchie: All right. What do you want me to tell you? Get a fuckin' divorce, then.
    Vinny: Divorce is fuckin' evil, Ritchie. You got some fuckin' really bad advice.
    Ritchie: Evil spelled backwards is live.
    Vinny: You're a corny fuck, you know that?

    A Spike Lee joint, set during t...( read more)he incredibly hot summer of 1977 in New York City. This was the summer that the serial killer known as the Son of Sam was targeting brunette women around the city. This movie uses that fact as a backdrop and is more focused on the drama involving a few main characters and some themes involving how people look at others due to the murders.

    John Leguizamo and Mira Sorvino are a married couple. Leguizamo constantly cheats on his wife, working as a hair dresser in the Bronx. His best friend, played by Adrien Brody, is a newly turned punk, with outfits causing concern from the residents of his Italian-American neighborhood.

    Among the many other Lee cast familiars, we do also get many scenes involving "Sam" and the so-called instructions he received from a dog to kill people.

    [Dog is barking and the Son of Sam is sobbing and trembling]
    Son of Sam: How did you get in here? Leave me alone! What do you want?
    Harvey the Black Dog: I want you to go out and kill. Kill.
    Son of Sam: No -
    Harvey the Black Dog: Kill!
    [the Son of Sam is still trembling]
    Harvey the Black Dog: KILL!
    Son of Sam: [murmurs something inaudible] I will kill. I will... I'll do anything you say. I'll do anything you say! Yes, master! I will kill! I WILL KILL!

    Being a Spike Lee film, we get all sorts of social commentary centered around the times, as well as a variety of different filming techniques emphasizing the various elements of the film.

    The movie is also an extremely hard R, with non-stop cursing, sexuality, and detailed violence to portray the murders. Not necessarily unusual for a Lee film or a film with this kind of topic, but notable.

    While lengthy, at 140 minutes, to me it is a very watchable movie. Its well made, features a large cast, and makes good use out of its setting.

    Anthony: Yeah, they suck really good. Just like you, Ruby.
    Ritchie: Come on. Relax.
    Ruby: Yeah, I learned from your mother, dick.
    Anthony: You gonna let your sister talk that way to me?
    Brian: She's my half-sister.
    Ritchie: Come on. Get lost.
  • rebvodka042099
    July 5, 2008
    rebvodka042099
    *Bow*
  • sononothing
    May 31, 2008
    sononothing
    Crap that fails miserably. The only thing worth a damn in this movie is Reggie Jackson.
  • rezpatriot
    January 26, 2008
    rezpatriot
    Rated R. Good film for a night in, perhaps with the missus. Not one to watch with the mates.
  • OoHSoAmaZiNg
    December 9, 2009
    OoHSoAmaZiNg
    Spike Lee Classic!! Love Adrien Brody here!!
  • samanthaseaotter
    December 8, 2009
    samanthaseaotter
    Violence begets violence. Great cast. Didn't enjoy the movie.
  • ythelastman89
    November 17, 2009
    ythelastman89
    Probably one of Spike Lee's best movies. The story is so engaging and powerful. It touches on so many subjects of the time regarding race, creed, gender, sexuality and psycho killers without becoming bloated and boring. John Leguizamo and Adrien Brody gave amazing performances as...( read more) usual. Instead of fabricating a lot about the Son of Sam killer, Spike Lee centered the story around the neighborhood in which the murders took place which worked quite well. You really get to see how a community reacts under fear.
  • SageSlowdive
    October 20, 2009
    SageSlowdive
    It's too long to enjoy.
  • PatienceSmatience
    August 29, 2009
    PatienceSmatience
    Spike Lee is a great director and this is certainly portrayed in his own dramatization of the Son of Sam serial killer who was active in New York in the summer of 1977. I was entertained, in some way, by every scene of this movie including the few extremely chilling parts in whi...( read more)ch we view the killer in his apartment. John Leguizamo's performance is amazing and Adrien Brody's character is...interesting. This film showcases the natural fear and suspicions which arise in human beings in times of tragedy and discomfort...Great movie.
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