Graffiti Bridge

Description

A sort of fairy-tale sequel to Prince’s
enormously successful Purple Rain, 1990’s Graffiti Bridge finds his purple
highness not only singing and acting, but writing and directing, too. His
performance suffers on all fronts. The film isn’t a disaster, but it’s safe to
predict completist fans will make up most of its viewers. In the earlier film,
Prince (known as the Kid) was fighting for his place on stage. This time he’s
fighting to keep his club safe from the money-grubbing hands of his musical
rival, the Time’s Morris Day, now a nightclub mogul. Day embodies spiritual,
sexual, and economic corruption, while the Kid stands for salvation through
music and a more redemptive form of lust. The graffiti bridge conceit–a
metaphor for a place of rejuvenation and artistic inspiration–is intriguing.
Unfortunately, the bridge itself is merely a prop in a Paisley Park
soundstage. Where Purple Rain was a movie that set new standards for lensing
musical performances, Graffiti Bridge feels like a music video masquerading as
a movie. Lucky for us, Prince cast the honey-voiced poet and performer Ingrid
Chavez as Aura, part muse and part angel to both Day and the Kid. Her beauty
and charisma ignite every frame she graces. –Michael Mikesell
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Contains: Bonus features are minimal but apt: a surprisingly good movie
trailer and a quartet of relevant music videos, three drawn from the film and
one, “Question of U,” a characteristically electric concert clip. –Michael
Mikesell See more

Features:

Product Details:

• Genre: Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals, Drama
• Format: NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Color
• Contributor: Phillip C, Damon Dickson, Morris Day, Levi Seacer Jr., Kirk Johnson, Miko Weaver, Ingrid Chavez, Prince, Jerome Benton, The Time, Rosie Gaines, Michael Bland, Tony Mosley See more
• Language: English
• Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 2.4 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ Prince
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Widescreen, Surround Sound, Color
• Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 30 minutes
• Release date ‏ : ‎ February 8, 2005
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Prince, Morris Day, Jerome Benton, Ingrid Chavez, The Time
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French, English