Truly Dreadful Film

One of my all time favorites.

Best movie of this year hands down!

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

Billy has left the Glam Slam Club to both The Kid (Prince) and Morris Day. The Kid runs the club day-to-day but Morris wants to take it over. Morris also runs the rival Pandemonium Club and wants to control every club in the area. Glam Slam isn't doing so well and The Kid doesn't seem to care. Aura is a mysterious girl who often writes on a Graffiti Bridge in the park.This is the 'Batman & Robin' of 'Purple Rain'. The original Purple Rain has an indie charm to it and an amazing soundtrack. This sequel is a lot of flashy neon, Morris Day being a crazy villain, and a brooding Prince. The charm is almost all gone. There are a couple of passable songs but otherwise, it's a hopeless endeavor.

With such potential to be major and yet, with such manner of 'pooch-screwin'' going on. Who am I to judge? Well la dee dah, who in the Hell do I have to be? I paid to see this one, that's who I am.The only reason I gave it a '1' was because Morris Day was in it. Although the director really sucked and then Sucked, and sucked some more. Sorry Prince old' boy. From the 'sets' and decor to the story or lack there of, this goofy feature was just spinning out of reason, plot, goodness, sense, creativity and sanity. Was this musical 'sewer-pickle' supposed to be a serious work? Or was it just the boys from Minneapolis getting together for a screen party? Funny thing is, Prince has a super creative mind in music, apparently that doesn't translate well to film...unfortunately. I mean...I'm not pickin'on Mr. Nelson, but take a look at 'Purple rain'. It won awards, but was not directed by Prince. Now I should clarify the only directing of his that was okay, was 'Under The Cherry Moon' (1986) In contrast thought I don't believe the numbers at the box office were sustaining for that movie project. Good news is, the sound track was a 'seller' from what I understood. I don't know if I'll ever figure what he was attempting to convey, other than to bring about the glory days of a sequel to 'Rain'. Next time get a better writer/director combo and take a little more time on the development of the story and it's characters. Go back to 'real' locations, not fake-looking set-ups. Try a documentary, maybe.(*)

Graffitti Bridge is a ghastly film. Too much style. In fact the film is all style and absolutely no substance. The "plot" seems to have been thrown in at the last minute. Ingrid Chavez and her acting is a site to behold. Her lines are read as if she memorized them and has no idea what she is saying. The relationship between Morris Day and Jerome is SOO homo-erotic, and then when they 'accidentally' touch each other in the dark and are repulsed to the point of vomiting is truly a homophobe highpoint....AND YET the songs "A Question Of You" and "Joy In Repetition" are amazing gems lost in the crud. Prince spends the entire film looking like Courtney Cox with a beard. A weird dud.

This movie shocked me 1984 Purple Rain, Brilliant Movie, 1986 under the cherry Moon it was a decent movie I enjoy it, But Graffiti Bridge just plain sucked. The main reason I beleive it sucked was the whole spirital think he got into. The sets were as bad as a school play, the Script just was bad and if you hadn't notice had the same story line as Purple rain.The only positive thing about this movie was the Sound track it was Great.