I was very saddened by the review written by "nogodnomasters". He did not appreciate the opening song. To me, the opening song set the mood for the movie. "Come Be With Me Love", is a 2015 release, by Laura Cole, from Hamilton, Ontario. It is based on "I Fall To Pieces", by the late, great Patsy Cline. What a Mandela Effect it creates! And that is the intention of the film: to recreate a mental disconnect. The beginning of the film is GREAT!!! The starlet is in some retro diner, and a song is playing on an odd radio, with twin cassette decks. It isn't "I Fall To Pieces", but it sounds like it. In what world was there no Patsy Cline? The film is sort of like Rob Zombie doing The Mandela Effect, (another psychedelic type film). And in what red state, especially Tennessee, does the presence of a handgun create a panic among the women-folk? Most of them have their own handguns. I didn't like the character of Flamingo. She was like Lucille Ball, in some episode of I Love Lucy, where she is pretending to be tough. The starlet does look like Lynette Fromme, better known as "Squeaky" Fromme; the Manson Family member, who tried to shoot President Ford. Cyrus looks and sounds like Casey Stengel. The movie is filled with Boomer icons, all shaken together, and poured out in a confusing mess. The action is mostly some kind of flashback; which adds to the messy confusion. Finally, it loops to the beginning; after reconstructing the order of events. But still it makes no sense; because she is planning to kill Cyrus, who has already shot himself in a flashback. Seen on Tubi, the free streaming site; which now has live TV.
Review of 88
88
(II) (2015)
Rob Zombie, Squeaky Fromme, and the Mandela Effect
16 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers