Prince is an artist that is so ingrained in American culture, but for me he is one of my biggest gaps in the zeitgeist. My parents weren’t Prince fans so I never heard him growing up. I was only aware of the phrase, “party like it’s 1999,” but never heard the song. Aside from knowing of his cult of personality, seeing his performance at the 2007 Superbowl and Morris Day and the Time appearing in JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, I knew nothing about him. The film lives in this over the top world where everyone is chewing scenery, but it works for it. It’s also dripping with sex. Like this could easily be remade into an erotic Vegas night show (and I’m sure it probably has). I love Morris Day in this. His performance is so big it’s amazing. It’s like if Eddie Griffin played George Jefferson. I also prefer his songs more than the Prince songs, even though I liked a lot of the prince stuff as well. The guitar work is special here.
