Southland Tales | 
| Director: Richard Kelly
Actors: Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seann William Scott, Carlos Amezcua, Curtis Armstrong
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  115 reviews
Sales Rank: 7139
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 145 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 0.8
MPN: 18283
UPC: 043396182837
EAN: 0043396182837
ASIN: B0011VIO3W
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: March 18, 2008
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Well, filmmakers should aim high, they say. And Richard Kelly shot the moon on his highly-anticipated follow-up to cult sensation Donnie Darko, which expands the apocalyptic mood of that movie and blows it up tenfold. Set during the election season of 2008, Southland Tales proposes a series of apparently linked events: the reappearance of a vanished movie star (Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson), now an amnesiac; the bizarre doubling of a policeman (Seann William Scott in two roles); the development of an energy source from ocean waves; and the presence of an Iraq War veteran (Justin Timberlake) who seems to be watching everything, and narrating some of it. Not that the narration helps; even with voice-over (reportedly added after the film's disastrous debut at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival), Southland Tales doesn't come close to making sense, let alone at the minimum level of dangling a carrot to lead the audience along (even Mulholland Drive had a semblance of murder mystery to be solved, or not). The cast is loaded with Saturday Night Live cut-ups, but only Jon Lovitz connects, and in other roles people like Sarah Michelle Gellar, Christopher Lambert, Bai Ling, and John Larroquette are utterly mystifying, by no fault of their own. In some of the musical sequences Kelly gets in stride, but it's easy to create drama in a three-minute music video, and harder to do over two and a half hours. Some top critics rushed to champion the movie, as though flying in the face of philistinism, so feel free to try out this incoherent pastiche for yourself. --Robert Horton
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 Not for everyone... June 28, 2009
Branden Carman (Weatherford, OK USA)
I'm a fan of Richard Kelly, let me get that out of the way upfront. I enjoyed this movie because of its mind bending abilities. You'll see some Donnie Darko cast appearances throughout the film. Really there are a ton of well known actors throughout the flick. If you're a fan of Kelly you'll enjoy the ride. Remember to keep an open mind.
 Buy this movie! June 15, 2009
Trish (Santa Clara, CA)
This is an amazing film that you have to watch at least twice in a row. There are so many new and amazing details that you notice every time you see it. The film really makes you think.
Very Complex and Amazing Plot, Wowwww Great Movie June 2, 2009
Maxfield (Texas)
A movie that made no money in theaters, and the movie critics hated it without understanding it. It's no surprise this is a great great film.
Southland Tales has a ton of social commentary mixed into a genius plot about the end of the world. It's a satire and a black comedy, but mixes many genres along the way. You will need to see this more than once to understand it, because it reveals info that explains why the characters were acting so wierd before.
If you like movies that make you think, this is definetly one of them. It also doesn't try much to explain itself, assuming a mature audience. I hate seeing most movies, because they are fluffed-up and brainless wastes of time. I really, really love this movie and it's probably the best movie of the decade.
I would say this is a mix of Vonnegut, Philip K Dick, Brazil, and the Bible (of all things). Kelly can die a happy man because he made this movie.
Still trying to figure out whether I liked it or not! May 18, 2009
Alan Starr (Lawrence, MA)
Eclectic film that I swear I still don't fully understand. Part satire, part thriller, part comedy, part everything. Multiple jumbled-up storylines keep you confused through most of it. Some of the visuals and individual scenes were cool, but I'm still not sure how I feel about the film overall. No real rating from me, until I can at least read some outside opinions to help me sort it all out.
 Spectacular mess April 15, 2009
Douglas King (Cincinnati, OH United States)
Somewhere inside the twisted, spectacular mess of "Southland Tales" is a decent film. Perhaps all that's necessary is a good editor to bring out the film that was clearly intended; one that's an over-the-top satire of 21st century life. In this world, porn stars, terrorists, politicians, cops, and A-list Hollywood actors often cross paths and form alliances on their way to fulfilling their various narcissistic agendas. They roam around, self-absorbed and self-unaware, grasping toward whatever decadent trinkets tickle their fancy, while the world is literally about to end.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the way the entire thing just became muddled and incomprehensible. Which is a shame, because with the writer/director of Donnie Darko at the helm and a slew of varied talent in the film, it really could have been something great.
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