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Go (1999)

Go (1999)

7.2

The wildly entertaining cult crime comedy that captured the chaos of going into the new millennium

Movie

United States of America
English
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
1999

TLDR

Add this to your watchlist of non-Christmas Christmas films.

What it's about

When soap opera actors Adam and Zack come looking for ecstasy, they’re surprised to see store clerk Ronna covering a shift at the cash register, rather than their regular dealer. Desperate for money, Ronna decides to make the deal, going on a wild trip that doesn’t end.

The take

Starting with Columbia Picture’s intro syncing into a rave, director Doug Liman’s sophomore feature Go instantly establishes its ecstatic energy– both in the hyper happy and drug-fuelled way– that made it a cult classic. All in one night, the dark crime comedy culminates in a wild Christmas Eve in three separate storylines: one with dissatisfied checkout girl Ronna, who needs fast cash, another with her drug dealer co-worker Simon going to Vegas, and the last with soap opera actors Adam and Zack, who want to get high while staying out of trouble. The cast is excellent, with witty quips and the twenty-something ennui of that generation, and each decision their characters make to feel good all turns Christmas Eve into a truly awful, yet terribly entertaining ride. While some of the humor is definitely dated, Go captures the insane chaotic energy just right before the new millennium.

What stands out

The way it intertwines three separate storylines… Brilliant!

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