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...budgets and big stars. Gambling on Sam Raimi's character-driven approach to Spider-Man produced a spectacular hit; stage director Sam Mendes scored big with American Beauty and leads Tom Hanks and Paul Newman down the Road to Perdition in July. The formula has risks as well: Doug Liman (Swingers) had a tempestuous tenure as director of The Bourne Identity, the Matt Damon spy thriller...
...festivities included a party at the SoHo loft of Doug Liman, producer of the successful films "Swingers" (1996) and "Go" (1999) and one of Nibblebox's developers...
...many reasons, _Go_ is perfect for short attention spans, which means it's perfect for its targeted audience. There's the temptation of quick cash, the constant, sensational series of shocking events and the impulsive tendencies of all the characters that make the movie difficult to resist. Doug Liman, who directed _Swingers_, makes sure the frenetic pace is smooth but not overproduced so the viewer's suspension of disbelief need only be marginal. And that's what the audience should appreciate: the perception of an appealing, dangerous reality that is within reach but still a safe distance away...
...many reasons, Go is perfect for shortattention spans, which means it's perfect for itstargeted audience. There's the temptation of quickcash, the constant, sensational series of shockingevents and the impulsive tendencies of all thecharacters that make the movie difficult toresist. Doug Liman, who directed Swingers, makessure the frenetic pace is smooth but notoverproduced so the viewer's suspension ofdisbelief need be only marginal. And that's whatthe audience should appreciate: the perception ofan appealing, dangerous reality that is withinreach but still a safe distance away...
...chases and gunplay don't work as well as the character comedy does. The movie has so many different set pieces that it sometimes looks like Liman's demo reel. And all right, you've seen these elements before--but rarely so engagingly assembled. With its three-part structure framing a story of drugs and smart talk, but also with a heart so understanding that it lets nobody die, Go is a prime example of Tarantino cute: pup fiction...