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- 1990
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 30 m
- 1990
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 30 m
- 1990
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 30 m
- 1990
- PG-13
- Warner Bros.
- 1 h 30 m
Graffiti Bridge
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
36
0% Positive
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56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
44% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
36
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
56% Mixed
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
44% Negative
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
Prince's direction is on a par with his acting, roughly equivalent to his aptitude for Presidential politics. Nonetheless, the film has a lively style, a galvanizing score and some dance numbers in which the star truly shines.
Graffiti Bridge is a bad excuse for a movie but a very good excuse for a rock concert. [03 Nov 1990, p.C3]
Prince is a puzzle. Unfortunately, in Graffiti Bridge, he isn't a very interesting one. The main problem may be that most of the music in this sequel to Prince's 1984 musical Purple Rain is mediocre, mainly derived from rap and funk but without the energy those forms generate when they are presented raw. [06 Nov 1990, p.4D]
When Prince really performs on screen, he's terrific. If he'd take some acting lessons and team with a competent scriptwriter and director, he might be capable of creating a first-rate musical.
There are so many problems with Graffiti Bridge. The major one is that this "contemporary musical drama" stars and was directed by Prince, who also wrote the script and the score. This may be four hats too many.
Graffiti Bridge is a sad fiasco — and except for Shake! the music (at least to my ears) is Prince at his most joyless, a collection of glorified rhythm tracks. For the first time, the revolutionary funkster seems to be preaching to a world that has left him behind.
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 5 Nominations
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
20/20 Awards
• 1 Nomination
