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In 1991, Prince was quoted as saying:

"Graffiti Bridge was one of the purest, most spiritual, uplifting things I've ever done. It was non-violent, positive and had no blatant sex scenes. Maybe it will take people 30 years to get it. They trashed The Wizard of Oz at first, too."

That quote has stuck with us over the years, so we decided to let three decades pass before bringing Prince's "Purple Rain" sequel, "Graffiti Bridge" back to the big screen. The follow-up to my all-time favorite movie remains a surreal viewing experience. If you never experienced this forgotten gem on the big screen, now's your chance. Limited run in select theatres or catch it at private function screenings by itself or with a movie thats purple.

That's the question I was asking myself as I watched it. Now, I know that it is a pseudo-sequel to the much-better and more coherent Purple Rain and it showed, especially with all the motorcycle trips out to the "graffiti bridge" (very similar in appearance to some of the lake sequences in the previous movie). And Morris Day and the Time are around again. That's really where any comparision ends.

Prince's character is hyped-up on spirituality (which of course, isn't popular with the club crowds in the film). But ever other spiritually-themed song is followed by one that is much more sexually-charged and with little if no connection to the theme the character is trying to get past. The phrase "in the Temple" is used way too often in way too many of the songs, and is often the only religious link in any of the tunes.

This movie seems to reflect the quagmire that was inside Prince himself at the time...He was trying new things but very disjointedly. The New Power Generation had replaced the Revolution, and there are many occurences of the symbol that would become his name (at least early forms of it).

The highlights of the film for me were the performances of Morris Day and the Time, Mavis Staples, George Clinton (even though he seemed to be performing a Prince tune instead of his own work) and the short dance number by Tevin Campbell.

If you like Prince, take a gander at the film...just don't expect Purple Rain. If you don't like Prince, don't bother.

The movie that put an abrupt stop to Prince's movie career. Oh, it's a bad movie, all right, but I don't quite get that it's one of the worst movies ever, or even that it's significantly worse than Purple Rain. Honestly, I think I prefer it, just a bit, to the 1984 film. It's far shorter and it's way goofier - doesn't take itself as seriously. Sure, Purple Rain - the album - is Prince's masterpiece, but the soundtrack to Graffiti Bridge, while more stuck in the late 80s/early 90s and less timeless, is pretty great, too. Plot-wise, the two films are pretty similar. Prince is the good guy, Morris Day is the bad guy. They both fight over a girl (here it's Ingrid Chavez, who is beautiful but lacks the charisma of Apollonia; she's most famous for co-writing the Madonna song "Justify My Love"). There are a lot of songs. The set design here is pretty fantastic, and gives the film a surreal feel. I'm surprised the film isn't more beloved by cult audiences. It's very weird. And laughable, but in a fun way. Morris Day threatened to be more interesting in Purple Rain, and he succeeds in being so here. Prince has far less presence.

Okay, okay, it's a mess, but it makes me feel good and I like watching it, okay? ;)

It's not bias, you understand: I am willing to admit that it's just as muddled as anyone else. And it took at least three viewings for me to understand what it was attempting to say. But I finally got the basic idea, and somehow it comforts me.

I'll try to explain since so many have grown confused by it in hopes of helping understanding.

The basic plot: Prince and Morris Day are co-owners of a club called Glam Slam. Prince represents good with flaws, Morris Day represents evil with potential good. It's a battle of good vs. evil for Glam Slam. Prince at first attempts to win with a wildly sexual song (after quite a few wildly sexual songs), but fails to do any good. But finally, he realizes that love and God's grace is the real way and wins with a heartfelt spiritual ballad called "Still Would Stand All Time". And he embraces Morris Day, who realizes the error of his ways, and everyone lives happily ever after.

Seriously, that's the basic idea. It's botched in its attempt, but that's what Prince was attempting to do: make a musical pop parable. And somehow, even with all its muddled attempts, the movie makes me smile and feel good about myself, the world and life in general. So to that end, I'm pleased to own it.

It's a mess and easily the weakest of the movies Prince made, and I don't watch it as much as his other ones by a long shot, but its good intentions and cheerful tone somehow entertain me. So hey, I like it, and I can think of a lot of other crummy films out there which I would diss any day to watch this instead.

This was not a good idea to say the least. This was a pretty atrocious movie from start to finish. The major problem was Prince tried to have his hands in everything in this film and it doesn't work. He wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this movie. This was a bad move. Now the music in the movie was slamming because Prince is always on point when it comes to music, but the rest doesn't make a lot of sense. It's very offbeat. Many times in the movie for no apparent reason Prince would lift up his girl and they would just stare at each other for minutes at a time with no dialog. There's a lot of weird and pointless situations that happen like this throughout the movie. Because of this the movie crashes and burns.

Now I'm a fan of Prince's music. He's definitely a brilliant artist but he honestly should have had someone else write the script. He's always gonna come correct with the music, but the rest he might not wanna work in. Purple Rain was cool and so was Under the Cherry Moon, but this one shouldn't of been given the green light. If there's anything good that comes from this movie it's the soundtrack.

Where do you start? I would rather sit through a nonstop marathon of Madonna's movies; I would rather be chained to a stake and have to fight off a horde of ravenous crocodiles while watching Richard Simmons and 300 fat women sweating to the oldies; I would rather listen to a recording of Fran Drescher singing the aria from "The Barber of Seville" in SurroundSound than ever have to sit through this thing again. Absolutely everything about this film is absolutely awful. The ultimate vanity project. Even if you like his music, forcing yourself to submit to this boring, pretentious, disjointed tribute by an egomaniac to himself isn't worth it. Buy the album if you must. Avoid this steaming pile of offal at all costs.

A mumbling, pandering piece of fluff. Touched by an angel before it was sheik. Great music wasted in bad plot about a spiritual rivalry. A spiritual movie is hard to make without being preachy, but this movie doesn't say a thing. Prince sleeps and mumbles. His acting is like he was reading from a teleprompter in his crotch. The stage bits are all right but the idea that people are all turned off by Princes' wonderful music is laughable at best. Morris Day is good as usual, but he doesn't have much of a script to work with. The angel plot point would make more sense if we actually knew why she was there in the first damn place. Was she trying to save Morris or Prince? Also, didn't realize that a wanton jeep could kill an angel, I thought they didn't die. The sets look like a game show backdrop and you don't feel like this is a movie with much brains. Prince gloated in an interview that the film didn't have sex or violence. Guess what Prince, it doesn't have brains either. A glam, throw away. Great music wasted..Once again, "why was this movie made"?

This is a hideously, embarrassingly bad film. Prince spends much of it sliming about attempting to look enticing, wearing a truly disgusting beard and what looks like some kind of toddler's romper suit which gives him the appearance of just having arrived from a special needs pageant. Finding a spider in your bed would be sexier.

As for the story, what story? This was an extended pop video for some shockingly bad music made by someone whose talent seems to have melted away faster than the polar ice caps. The sets looked fake; the spiritual aspect of the babble spouted by the characters was utterly ridiculous and the in-jokes and the feel of vanity on show was suffocating.

I watched until the end, yes, but I enjoy car crashes.

After binge-watching Prince concerts I decided to check this movie out from the library for a school project. I think this is a profound movie. It has a message behind it versus Purple Rain. Not that I am putting Purple Rain down, I personally loved both movies. But this movie reflects on the previous movie and shows how The Kid has grown and continues to grow, while Morris and his crew are only concerned about money, sex and winning when it comes to The Kid. He still brings up low down things like the fact that The Kid's mother went crazy after the father passed. Prince shows a more spiritual side of himself on the "Graffiti Bridge" album and his singing and choreography is sure to please. Thanks Prince for helping me ace my schoolwork for once!! Lol.

There can't be more than a few hundred people on earth who really dug this movie, but I have it and I think it's the bomb. True, it's like a hip-hop-gospel musical in which no one has bothered to learn how to act. And the forget the set, because it doesn't even try to look real. This is strictly for the die-hard Prince fans.

Thankfully, PRince found it in his heart to make room on his soundtrack for other musical acts besides himself, except for the unfortunate Ingrid Chavez.

My biggest problem is that it is clear in this movie how much whiter he looks than he did in Purple Rain. Since then and to this day, he looks whiter than he did in the 80's. He can't blame it on vitiligo(or whatever it's called) like Michael Jackson did, so it must be the makeup. Also, one has to notice that he promotes interracial relationships, but not equally. Just like in Purple Rain, there are lots of black men with white women, but no black women with white men.

Anyway, the soundtrack's cool, and fans should enjoy it.

Yes! And it was every bit as awesome as I remember! I saw it again last night after not having done so in probably 10 years or so, and my viewing last night came with a real appreciation for creativity in the vision that Prince had for this project. I tried watching it with more of an open mind and see the point that he was getting at. The main issue I have with the storyline is that he made the Time out to be these evil bad guys while he looked like, pretty much, a bullied saint, trying desperately to save his club, (and himself) and ends up saving the day (and his block), with a ballad about having more faith. The hit song "Funky Weapon" with New Power Generation is a real crowdpleaser and needs more airplay! The wardrobe for the cast was really colorful and fun. I swear Prince's outfit near the end with the half jumpsuit nearly made him appear NAKED. I had forgotten all about that Tevin Campbell and Mavis Staples were in the movie too lol.

Please also note that when I popped the DVD in last night, I already had about 3 full glasses of red wine and drank two and a half more while watching ;)

An interesting concept that breaks out of the conventions of cinematic reality and brushes lightly on surrealism. Graffiti Bridge was a good album. An unofficial sequel to Purple Rain, The Kid (Prince) & Morris Day are once again pitted against one another, only this time both are club owners, with The Kid in hock to Day & struggling to make ends meat. Refusing to sign over his club to his archrival, The Kid attempts to settle his debts through a song-writing contest. If he loses, the club goes to Day. The film has its moments - notably musical highlights such as Thieves In The Temple, Shake! & New Power Generation; & Morris Day gives a highly entertaining performance. DIE HARD FANS MUST WATCH THIS RAD MOVIE LOL (see you at the fan meetups!)

Maybe I'm not the best person to judge a Prince film as I am partial to his music. And, while he's no De Niro, with his expressive face, I don't think he's that terrible an actor either. I wouldn't particularly want to see him taking on "straight" roles, but he gives a performance that can carry a well-meaning musical, as indeed this is.

Yet despite all this, Graffiti Bridge is a movie I had low expectations of after poor reviews and a straight-to-video release in the UK. Not only that, but the soundtrack album, an eclectic collection of songs at best, was perhaps Prince's only faux pas in his strong 1980-1991 period. While Controversy may have been indulgent and Batman/Diamonds and Pearls more progressively mainstream, none of the albums contained anything as truly terrible as this film's title song, arguably the worst Prince song of all time.

Yet the film – an unofficial sequel to Purple Rain - is surprisingly entertaining. The direction by Prince himself is remarkably assured, and while the performances by fellow musicians aren't quite so polished, they are fun, Morris Day particularly. Only Ingrid Chavez really disappoints with a slightly wooden diction. The script isn't all that hot, though Prince shows noted self-effacement in the dialogue on occasion. (He's alternately described as a "little cricket" and a "little prick" at various stages). As he himself said around the time, he wasn't trying to be Francis Ford Coppola.

The deliberately cartoonish, pseudo-noir sets evoke memories of the Tim Burton Batman movies, while the variable song material works far better within the film's framework than as a stand-alone CD spin-off. All are present and correct from said album, except the opener "Can't Stop This Feeling I Got". The movie also contains four songs not on the soundtrack – "Seven Corners", "Blondie", "Jerk Out" and "Number 1". In the case of the latter, a trite ditty performed by Robin Power, this is perhaps fortunate. The tracks are arguably more derivative than usual – the funky "Shake!" has a chord line more than a little similar to "96 Tears". Though that said, while not first-rate Prince, songs like New Power Generation, Thieves in the Temple and Still Would Stand All Time are above standard. Even weaker efforts like The Question of U and Elephants & Flowers seem improved within this context, even if the miming doesn't always convince.

Some of the dance sequences – The Time performing Release It and, in particular, prodigiously talented Tevin Campbell with Round and Round - are excellent. Some of the dialogue passages ("Abandoned on the street at the tender age of seven, how could I ever learn the real meaning of Heaven?") indicate the artist's increasing pretension and loss of irony, however. While the repetitious drama inherent – Prince as noble romantic underdog hero; Day as all-powerful, lecherous villain – doesn't really go anywhere, but this is by no means the turkey it's trumped up to be. Admittedly more of a film for aficionados of Prince and his music, as a light-hearted showcase of said subject it succeeds admirably.

Post-script, August 2016: When I reviewed this 15 years ago I said "Maybe I'm not the best person to judge a Prince film"... how right I was. Somehow managing to give it 6/10, I watched what is a sub-par movie through Purple tinted glasses. Prince fans might enjoy this film... but only once.

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.

As vibrant, creative and joyfully tuneful as the soundtrack is, it's almost a violation of the laws of physics that the film itself is so unspeakably awful. Plodding, plotless, static, a terrible, terrible mistake. It's enough to make a man change his name to an unpronouncable symbol! But by all means, get that soundtrack.

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.(*)

This is half the reason I love this movie so much. It's very dream-eqsue. I always secretly wished I could go to Seven Corners.

I showed my friends-with-benefits the movie the other week though, I expected her to not like it but she actually enjoyed it.

Some of Prince's best songs come from this era...Can't Stop, Question of U, Joy In Repetition, We Can Funk...Thieves in the Temple extended version. Anyway, I liked to watch "Graffiti Bridge" every few years and I'm glad it's around now more than ever. Even though "Under the Cherry Moon" is Prince's true cinematic best - so misunderstood and so, so good. GB's problem was people in general wanted another Purple Rain movie. I thought GB was a great movie. Cheeky at times, but thought-provoking and entertaining.

Definitely a Cult Classic. We all knew how funny Prince can be. I felt that if he wasn't already a music superstar, he could have been a good comedic actor.

Prince's 3rd Movie. Graffiti Bridge is basically the sequel to Purple Rain, how great is that?! Very. It's a comedy, musical, and drama all rolled into one. Prince does very nice work with this. 1990's Graffiti Bridge finds his purple highness not only singing and acting, but writing and directing, 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.

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.

"Cleverly done" is the psychically channelled review I got for Graffiti Bridge. I LOVED Prince in this movie. The music and high energy dancing is incredible, and its refreshing to pick a movie you don't have to prescreen first. Purchasing on youtube was simple and quick...I highly recommend this award-winning film to anyone wanting to have a good time. Perfect for screening parties or date night. Lets see, what to randomly say without giving away any spoilers...the jittery movie title font is very cute...the animated letters seem nervous lol...so you'll know its made by a gemeni with a great sense of humer- Prince!

P.s. Prince is so fine. :)

While the discography of the late, great musical icon Prince remains revered amongst serious music aficionados, his filmography hasn't received a similar level of respect since his final narrative feature "Graffiti Bridge" was released in November 1990. Hearing the pleas of Prince fans and movie critics to return to the 'rock musical' formula that made his 1984 film debut "Purple Rain" (undeniably his best movie) a box office smash, following the commercial failure of his admirably ambitious, classical Hollywood-meets-French New Wave romantic comedy "Under the Cherry Moon", it made logical sense for Prince to return to the character that kickstarted his film career: The Kid.

For years, I've always heard of how terrible "Graffiti Bridge" was, to the point that I never bothered to listen to the soundtrack which, like the "Under the Cherry Moon" soundtrack "Parade", was highly praised though the movie it's based on wasn't. And with my recent, first-time viewing of the film serving as the basis of this review, I can finally say that I listened to the soundtrack as well.

Set roughly six years after the events of "Purple Rain", "Graffiti Bridge" finds our reserved hero The Kid co-owning Glam Slam, one of four nightclubs in the Seven Corners area of downtown Minneapolis, with rival performer Morris (played once again by the scene-stealing Morris Day). Throughout the film, Morris has his hands full, going out of his way to make his Pandemonium club THE spot for nighttime entertainment while aggressively attempting to seize full control of Glam Slam, Melody Cool and the Clinton Club (owned by legendary funk musician George Clinton). And similar to Apollonia (Apollonia Kotero) in the last film, he sets his lusty sights on Aura (Ingrid Chavez), an enigmatic woman who - surprise, surprise - The Kid instantly falls for. Burdened by the negative reception of his spiritually-driven music by Seven Corners citizens and the threat of losing his business to Morris, The Kid finds the answers through his interactions with Aura, whose purpose for being in his life at this time takes on a deeper meaning as the film progresses.

Prince's screenplay transports The Kid, Morris, Morris' band The Time and even Jerome Benton, returning as Morris' equally smarmy assistant Jerome, out of the pop rock-fueled, mid-80s setting of the last film into the beginning of the 90s, where R&B, hip hop and new jack swing will integrate themselves into mainstream music. Tapping into the massive popularity of MTV, Prince also made the film's musical sequences look like ACTUAL music videos, from the on-stage performances of Prince's "New Power Generation, Part 1" and The Time's "Release It" to the off-stage performances of the grandiose "Tick, Tick, Bang" and the ridiculously catchy "Thieves in the Temple".

The set design of "Graffiti Bridge", handled entirely in Prince's own soundstage inside his Paisley Park estate, feels radically different from "Purple Rain". Here, we're treated to a multi-colored, neon-lit, almost noirish-looking Seven Corners, shot BEAUTIFULLY by the late, great cinematographer Bill Butler. Even the titular "Graffiti Bridge" - an actual graffiti-covered bridge where Aura's character is introduced - looks like something out of a fairy tale, complete with soft lighting and warm-colored backdrops.

Prince must've taken the misogynism criticisms of "Purple Rain" to heart as The Kid comes off as sympathetic and caring towards Aura - a far cry from the toxic way he viewed women prior to his moment of clarity following his father's failed suicide attempt. Interestingly, you can see shades of Prince's gigolo character Christopher Tracy from "Under the Cherry Moon" in the pervy ways Morris views and treats women. And in a way, Jerome Benton plays a less charming and more childish version of his character Tricky, Christopher's partner-in-crime, alongside Morris. The Kid also saves Aura from being deflowered by both Morris and Jerome in a sequence that's a lot less funny than it sets out to be given its context, but shows a startling amount of maturity in Prince's on-screen character since "Purple Rain".

Despite its sporadic moments of darkness, "Graffiti Bridge" is significantly upbeat and light-hearted, thanks largely to the intentional (I really have to stress this) UNREALITY being presented. And compared to the grim realism of "Purple Rain", it's not meant to be taken TOO seriously! In the world of this film, Morris Day has a bunch of goons on his payroll like he's Al Capone. His introductory sequence in particular is an oddly humorous tribute to a memorable scene from Brian De Palma's classic crime film "The Untouchables". Characters perform musical numbers on the streets with no hesitation and little preparation, like the "introduced" Tevin Campbell in his delightful musical and film debut moment "Round and Round". FOUR clubs exist in the same area, each vying for the biggest patron attendance! And as hinted throughout the film, angels exist - or maybe they're in The Kid's mind.

Seeing "Graffiti Bridge" during what was essentially a Prince movie marathon I willingly decided to watch (I highly recommend die-hard Prince fans do the same thing, even if it means buying the "Prince Movie Collection" Blu-Ray set), I couldn't help but imagine how viewers in 1990 - enthusiastic to see a 'long-awaited' sequel to "Purple Rain" - responded to it. Bemusement, speechlessness, annoyance, anger.....probably all of the above. And I can see why some fans of "Purple Rain" and Prince's discography swept this movie under their mental rugs.

But for me, I saw someone brave enough to express his growth as a person and a musical artist through the canvas of the silver screen. Prince in 1989 (when this film was made) wasn't the Prince of 1983 (when "Purple Rain" was made), so it makes sense that The Kid will not be the same person he was when we were last introduced to him. The Kid's spiritual path also makes sense, given the transformative nature of the 3-song set "Purple Rain", "I Would Die 4 U" and "Baby I'm a Star" which ended the last film on a truly powerful note. Even Prince's signature representation as a sex symbol is given an emphatic twist thanks to the magnetic on-screen chemistry he shares with the alluring Ingrid Chavez.

In retrospect, the production and release of "Graffiti Bridge" are brilliantly timed. You have to remember that this came out at a time when African-American filmmakers were making big-budget studio films (Spike Lee's 1989 masterpiece "Do the Right Thing" comes to mind) and seasoned African-American actors sat in the director's chair to tell their own stories (Eddie Murphy's 1989 comedy "Harlem Nights" also comes to mind). Like Spike Lee's next film "Mo' Better Blues", "Graffiti Bridge" highlighted the popular Black musical genres of that era. Sure, "Mo' Better Blues" focused on jazz and hip hop, but Prince's film showcased jazz (courtesy of the late composer Clare Fischer who also worked on "Under the Cherry Moon"), hip hop, funk, rock, R&B and new jack swing. And speaking of new jack swing, it should be noted that "Graffiti Bridge" preceded Michael Jackson's 1991 "Dangerous" album and the soundtrack to the 1991 crime film "New Jack City" in terms of the popularization of that musical genre.

Yes, "Purple Rain" is the better entry in this duology of The Kid films, but "Graffiti Bridge" stands as both a return to form for Prince after the poor reception of "Under the Cherry Moon" and a pure example, albeit the first and last time, of Prince's natural progression as a director, screenwriter, songwriter, performer and actor. The soundtrack is versatile and highly entertaining, although a part of me wishes the title song played during the film and not in the last two minutes of the closing credits. Narratively, the film's combination of philosophical themes of good versus evil, righteousness and destiny with the sensationalized but very sincere celebration of African-American musical artforms feels cohesive, unforced and far from heavy-handed. In short, "Graffiti Bridge" is an absolute blast, and regardless of whether you never saw it or you saw it way back when and hated it because it wasn't the "Purple Rain" sequel you wanted, it's definitely worth checking out! Also, it wouldn't hurt if you watch this with a home theater system or with a simple soundbar like I did! Everybody wants to find Graffiti Bridge, but by now, we should see, hear and appreciate it as well.

Prince hasn't made a movie since this one (Thank God!) The thing that scares me the most, is that I am a Prince fan. Buy the soundtrack, because it is the only thing good about this movie.