Stark Raving Mad

May. 23,2002      
Rating:
6.2
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A crook quietly plots his revenge against the boss who murdered his brother while working for him.

Seann William Scott as  Ben McGewan
Timm Sharp as  Rikki Simms
Suzy Nakamura as  Betty Shin
Lou Diamond Phillips as  Gregory
Dave Foley as  Roy
Kavan Smith as  Michael Frakes
Monet Mazur as  Vanessa
Jody Racicot as  D.J.
Terry Chen as  Jin Sun
Yee Jee Tso as  Chan - Gang Member #1

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Reviews

Lovesusti
2002/05/23

The Worst Film Ever

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Dotsthavesp
2002/05/24

I wanted to but couldn't!

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Jonah Abbott
2002/05/25

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

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Francene Odetta
2002/05/26

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

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Reuben McKay (zarg78)
2002/05/27

'Stark Raving Mad' is one of those late-night, mid-week, B-movie feel movies that uses a recognisable face (Seann William Scott) to front a cast of lesser-knows talent (although I did recognise Patrick Breen from 'Men in Black' and 'Galaxy Quest'). Even so, this movie is a pleasing take on the usual bank heist concept and a nice little gem in a movie collection.It may not be anything special to rave about, but the script is none-the-less fairly well-written. It certainly keeps everything moving at a decent pace without getting you loss and the dialogue has a nice straight-forward flow to it, so you can kick back and enjoy without having to think.Some might say that the characters are obvious -- crime lords, cops, nightclub owner, the main man, etc., etc. I say that they're varied and eclectic, giving rise a range of amusing on-screen chemistries and antics. They're acted well enough, so I can't complain.The movie also boasts some pleasingly creative (and if not creative, then definitely interesting) film-making. I particularly liked the way they presented narration/exposition.The one thing, however, that I really like about this movie is the soundtrack. It's an original score (By DJ John Digweed) of nice pounding beat-y bassy techno dance music that gets you bopping every time. I will sit with this movie playing repeatedly in the background just to hear the music.All in all, 'Stark Raving Mad' is an entertaining, light-hearted movie that probably deserves a bit more credit than it gets. I give this movie 8/10, not so much because there's anything spectacular about it, but just because I really like this movie.

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Logic404
2002/05/28

It's to bad. I think the plot about a heist during a rave was a good idea that I don't think I've seen before.Some scenes I was laughing out loud and then the next scenes were dead weight. This happened to many times for me to ignore. To much macho posing especially near the beginning. Some of the plot strands weren't explored enough and almost seemed as an after thought.The acting was on par and each main character had some good moments. The music droned on but maybe people that go to raves or know the lifestyle would like that part more.The thing I liked was it was fast paced frenetic entertainment that goes on my "guilty pleasure" list. With better defined characters and more consistency with the laughs I would have loved this film. Good enough.

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writeus-1
2002/05/29

About a heist, perpetrated under the cover of a rave.The look of the lead character, and the scenes of fast cars at the beginning give it a lot of promise, with a good idea and some action, but the film soon slowed, became repetitive and then relied on a series of clichéd moments for effect.Some of these ancillary plot lines are rather tacky. They include alternative forms of sex, including with a 16 yr old, and drink-spiking.Personally I would have rated this as an 18.We stopped watching after an hour and I am terribly sorry, but I have to say it was one of the worst films I have ever seen.

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ripcord76
2002/05/30

The other day me and a friend of mine were discussing Seann William Scott. We were watching evolution and both thought it was great but Sean William Scott is just playing the same character over and over and its gonna end soon if he doesnt do something else. (though I do hope they make an evolution sequel, but not likely) Then my friend was like "well he did have that striaght to video action movie or whatever it was" I was like " geeze straight to video already, he didnt have a chance." It got me very interested, however, since Stark Raving Mad was the only movie Seann Scott had been in I had not seen. I went and rented the film and me and my friend watched it the next day. What I was was surprised. Here is a film that deserves much better than the straight to video release it got. It has top notch direction, excellent pacing and sets and a truly fitting musical score. This film is a little light on plot but it makes up for it with its excellent characters, I found it truly a pleasure to watch. Seann William Scott really steps up to the plate with this film and brings something new to the table. I watched the film through with the commentary track the next day and I have to say if you like commentary tracks this one is almost more entertaining than the film itself. If Seann William Scott ever reads this (not that I expect him to) I would want him to know how his enthusiasm for this project and real want to do something different than typical American Pie characters really comes through in the film, I could really tell this was more than a paycheck for Seann. In the immortal words of Seann Scott's co-star Monet Mazur "This movie should be called Stark Raving Fun... 'cause thats what we've been having." lol

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