Cleveronix
A different way of telling a story
Tyreece Hulme
One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.
Roxie
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Eric Stevenson
I kept thinking that this was a movie based on "The Jerry Springer Show". It says that isn't and is simply a fictionalized version of Jerry Springer's show. What's the point in any of that? I myself don't know or really care if Jerry Springer is real or not. I doubt I've had the luxury of watching an entire episode. It's pretty obscure nowadays.So this movie tells the story of a bunch of people and how they wind up on Jerry's show. It's just as dumb (or possibly as smart) as you'd expect. I guess there's a few good moments here and there, but there's just no reason for this dumb movie to exist. It's sad when I say that I can think of many worse films. At least it got the spirit of the show. That's of course not a good thing. *1/2
nojunk_3
I've seen the real TV show a few times, so i knew what it was about, before i watched it. I wasn't to interested in seeing it, because of that reason. The movie is great, because of the acting, Springer was the worst actor in the movie. For me it was hard to believe the actors weren't real. It felt like a reality program, i guess. I had to reminded myself that's it's only a movie, a few times. Jaime Pressly was really good at playing the character she had, kinda like the same character, on my name is Earl. The rest of the cast is good too. Molly Hagan plays Jamie's mother in the movie, she was a stand out also. I loved the movie, but not the TV show, weird.
preppy-3
Fictional movie about some people who are going to appear on the Jerry Springer show. Trailer trash Connie (Molly Hagan) is married to good for nothing Rusty (Michael Dudikoff). He's sleeping with her and her daughter Angel (Jaime Pressly) who is his step daughter. Also Angel is dating Willie who Connie seduces! Another story involves Demond (Michael Jai White) who's sleeping with someone and her best friend. They all get on the show and things go out of control.I'm no fan of Jerry Springer's show. I find it sickening--these poor people and their problems are paraded in front of an audience who judges them. I find the scenes where the audience cheers and applauds when people are physically fighting very disturbing. I saw this movie out of pure curiosity. In some ways I found it terrible--in others, quite interesting.The characters and situations here are fictional and that makes it easier to take. Also the acting here is actually pretty good--even Dudikoff (who I never liked) gives a good performance. Only White is bad. His character is a complete jerk but he plays it so badly I didn't know how to take it. However he's a very attractive man with a great body and is introduced almost completely nude! I THINK this was supposed to be a comedy but I found the final confrontation on the show more harrowing than funny. The nonstop swearing and fighting was just hard to watch. As for Springer--he's hardly in it. That's a good thing because I hated him. They show him hosting the show and, after the people are attacking each other and swearing, he stands there with a sad look on his face and nodding his head. On one hand he's saying isn't this sad--on the other he's rubbing our face in it. I just find that kind of behavior revolting. So--as a drama this movie works. It's pretty well written with good acting. As a comedy it's just too sick to be funny. It's not the disaster I was expecting. I give it a 6.
Craig S. Thom
It's highly stylized, but this movie shows that real people appear on these shows and what seems like good fun and a chance to appear on television can have serious consequences.Yes, i's mostly comedy, but there are some sad moments.
