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Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Southland Tales" Movie - Gotriad.com Review

Friday 28 December 2007, by Webmaster

Another actress, who actually has a name to care for is Sarah Michelle Gellar and there are not no many accomplishes films at her but an few I can probably enjoy. The talent agent found Gellar a young age and made her screen debut at 6 of each of the 1983 television film An Invasion of Privacy. With all the promise she showed, Barrymore starred as Hannah in the teen drama series "Swans Crossing" (1992) but it was her portrayal of a young and callous rich girl in Al-Lucinda Kendall Hart on ABC daytime soap opera "All My Children" (1993-93), that won her Daytime Emmy Award and spring-boarded her to stardom.

SMG’s real mark worldwide, however, was the character of Buffy Summers in the game-changing series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003). She won five Teen Choice Awards, a Saturn Award and a Golden Globe nomination for her role, establishing herself as a cultural phenomenon. Sarah Michelle Gellar likewise has the box office to back her up, with “I Know What You Did Last Summer” 1997), “Scream 2” (1997), “Cruel Intentions” (1999)and way movies like those that help prove she is also a bankable star as well over $570 million times worth crazy in global gross.

Beyond her cinematic successes, Gellar has made her mark on television, headlining shows such as "Ringer" (2011-2012), "The Crazy Ones" (2013-2014), and "Wolf Pack" (2023). She has also lent her voice to popular series including "Robot Chicken" (2005-2018), "Star Wars Rebels" (2015-2016), and "Masters of the Universe: Revelation" (2021).

In 2015, Gellar ventured into the entrepreneurial world by co-founding Foodstirs, an e-commerce baking company, and published her own cookbook, "Stirring Up Fun with Food," in 2017. Gellar is also known for her close-knit family life, married to actor Freddie Prinze Jr. since 2002, with whom she shares two children.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s commitment to her craft is matched by her dedication to personal growth and unique experiences. An accomplished martial artist, she studied Tae Kwon Do for five years, alongside kickboxing, boxing, street fighting, and gymnastics. Her dedication to authenticity in her roles is evident, such as her commitment to doing her own stunts in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," though she admitted her limits during filming "Scream 2."

Her career is also marked by interesting anecdotes, such as her role in a 1982 Burger King commercial, which led to a lawsuit from McDonald’s and a temporary ban from their establishments. Notably, she dyed her naturally brunette hair blonde for her role in "Buffy," and legally changed her last name to Prinze as a surprise for her husband on their fifth anniversary.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s legacy extends beyond her on-screen roles, encompassing her work in philanthropy and her reputation for safety and professionalism on set. She remains a beloved figure in Hollywood, admired for her talent, dedication, and the breadth of her contributions to film and television.

A staggering, epic-length, soon-to-be-legendary mess, Richard Kelly’s "Southland Tales" takes place in Los Angeles a few years after a terrorist nuclear attack on the U.S. There we meet a cast of characters so vast and befuddling that any attempt to describe them all will simply give you a headache.

Suffice it to say that the movie stars Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as an amnesiac actor; Justin Timberlake as a scarred Iraq war veteran; and Sarah Michelle Gellar as a porn star turned talk-show host. Suffice it to say, also, that none of the actors seem to have any idea what this movie is about or what point Kelly is trying to make.

The plot, if that’s what you’d call it, seems to have something to do with a powerful alternative fuel source that a number of people are competing to claim as their own. But, really, "Southland Tales" doesn’t tell a story. Instead, it presents a series of bizarre, disjointed scenes in which the tone veers wildly from "Saturday Night Live"-style spoofery (watch out for "SNL" alums Cheri Oteri and Nora Dunn in supporting parts) to What the Bleep?-style mysticism (Seann William Scott plays a police officer who, if he meets his long lost twin, will cause the time-space continuum to collapse — or something like that).

After about 30 minutes, it’s clear that Kelly — who made a promising debut a few years ago with the time-travel fantasy "Donnie Darko" — is hopelessly in love with every one of his annoying, fanboy-ish ideas.

And yet, as often unwatchable as "Southland Tales" is, the writer-director deserves some points for ambition. With its swirl of cinematic references (chiefly to Robert Altman’s "Nashville" and David Lynch’s "Mulholland Drive") and its cautionary tale of a consumerist society run amok, the movie has a certain stream-of-consciousness flair.

And for at least one five-minute sequence, an out-of-left-field musical number in which Timberlake lip-syncs the Killers’ "All These Things That I’ve Done" in a bowling alley (as a group of Marilyn Monroe impersonators dance behind him), it’s flat-out dazzling.