7/10
A film that certainly lives up to its name
13 August 2002
Who thought anarchy would be so cool. Fed up with the system, Cecil B. Demented, wonderfully played by Stephen Dorff, leads his rag-tag gang of miscreants to make the ultimate underground film. Melanie Griffith is great as the washed up movie star, considering the parallels between her character and real life. John Waters created a film worthy of his early career, something that is both shocking and enlightening. I remember the time he went on Politically Incorrect, speaking of the ills of modern cinema and how film in general has become blasé and dull. A good film for film buffs, this is one of those movies that wants to destroy the very foundation it was built upon in the most crude and visceral way possible.
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