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Confessions Of A Trickbaby
1999
In this semi-sequel to the outrageous dark comedy FREEWAY, White Girl (Natasha Lyonne) is sentenced to prison, but breaks out with her serial killer cellmate, Cyclona (Maria Celedonio). They proceed to tear across the States, leaving a trail of chaos in Tiajuana. Director Matthew Bright returns with another modern fairy tale (.. Read more
| Starring | Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, Maria Celedonio, David Alan Grier |
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| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Genres | Horror |
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Confessions Of A Trickbaby
In this semi-sequel to the outrageous dark comedy FREEWAY, White Girl (Natasha Lyonne) is sentenced to prison, but breaks out with her serial killer cellmate, Cyclona (Maria Celedonio). They proceed to tear across the States, leaving a trail of chaos in Tiajuana. Director Matthew Bright returns with another modern fairy tale (loosely based on HANSEL AND GRETEL) even more outlandish than it predecessor. Vincent Gallo (BUFFALO '66) makes an impression as a Mexican transvestite nun with a magical flair in the kitchen.
| Starring | Natasha Lyonne, Vincent Gallo, Maria Celedonio, David Alan Grier, John Landis, Michael T. Weiss, Max Perlich |
|---|---|
| Director | Matthew Bright |
| Studio | PALISADES TARTAN |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 29 Oct 2001 Production year: 1999 |
| Format | DVD |
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The second film (after Freeway) in director Matthew Bright's proposed trilogy of radically reworked fairy tales is so over-the-top, it's halfway down the other side. In this outrageous spin on Hansel and Gretel, Natasha Lyonne and Maria Celedonio play damaged teens who break out of detention and strike out on a murderous road trip to Mexico for a climactic confrontation with transvestite nun Vincent Gallo. Skilfully directed in the style of the sexploitation films it so obviously spoofs, this is a picture many people will loathe, though it could earn cult status with those who appreciate its tongue-in-cheek extravagance.
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Lyonne, a bulimic career junkie, and Celedonio, a lesbian psycho murderer, are on the lam from the iniquities of the... read more on Time Out
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15 out of 16 people found this review helpful
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby full title
Anyone who has seen the first film in this series will notice numerous major differences between the two films. While the story line and plot structure are very creative and innovative, the way the story was portrayed was less than commendable. Many parts of the film seem overtly sexual and as if they were created for fetish more than to add to the film. There were multiple parts of the film like this, which made it seem more like pornography than a legitimate film starring females.
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Not bad as strange sequels go
While the original Freeway was a bit muddled but saved by the key performances of Kiefer Sutherland and Reese Witherspoon (in probably her best role to date - a far cry from the romcom fluff she currently favours), Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby covers too much of the same territory but lacks the freshness.
Again using a deconstructed/modern reinterpretation of a fairytale - this time Hansel and Gretel, the first Little Red Riding Hood - some of the same themes are followed but without the same level of reasoning or humour as the first.
Vincent Gallo gives a good turn as a bizarre nun, but the film deteriorates from his entrance onwards and the fairytale angle is too overly laboured.
All in all a reasonably witty stab within a controversial genre; just not as successful as the last time round. -
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