girl 6 is , in a word , <NEG> a mess </NEG> . i was never able to determine what spike lee was trying to accomplish with this film . there was no sense of where the film was going , or any kind of coherent narrative . if there was a point to the film , i missed it . girl 6 , by the way , is the way theresa randle's character is addressed in the phone sex workplace ; all the girls are known by their numbers . the plot , such as it is : theresa randle is a struggling n . y . actress , and eventually takes a job as a phone-sex operator . she begins to lose contact with reality , as her job consumes her . also , she must deal with the advances of her ex-husband ( isiah washington ) . he is an ex- con thief , and she tries to keep him away , while at the same time , it's clear that she still harbors feelings for him . her neighbor , jimmy ( spike lee ) functions as the observer ; mediating between the ex- husband and girl 6 . he also functions as a point of stability , as he watches her become seduced by the lurid world of phone sex . the soundtrack , consisting of songs by prince , was <NEG> jarring </NEG> . it kept taking my attention from the film - not altogether a bad thing , i'll grant you , as <NEG> what was transpiring onscreen wasn't that riveting </NEG> . for parts of the middle of the film , the music stayed blissfully in the background . in the opening sequence and one scene later in the film , however , <NEG> the music was particularly loud and distracting </NEG> . of course , i've never really cared for prince's ( or tafkap if you like ) music . prince fans might love the soundtrack , but <NEG> it will probably be distracting </NEG> , even to die-hard fans . of the performances , the only one that stood out was spike lee's buddy character , jimmy . he was excellent as the always-broke neighbor of girl 6 . he should have stuck to acting in this film . there are several sequences that gave me the impression that he'd like to be oliver stone when he grows up . there are scenes shot with different types of film , which are purposely grainy , and reminiscent of some of the scenes in oliver stone's natural born killers . in that film , they worked to propel the narrative . in this film , <NEG> they just made me more confused </NEG> . there are some amusing moments , and a few insights into the lives of the women who use their voices to make the phone-sex industry the multi-billion dollar industry that it has become . <NEG> other than that , though , nothing much happens </NEG> . there are a few intense moments , as when one caller becomes frightening , but even that is rather lackluster . i'm not the biggest fan of spike lee , though i'd agree that he has done some very good work in the past . in girl 6 , though , <NEG> he seems to be floundering </NEG> . he had an interesting idea , a fairly good setup , and <NEG> seemed to wander aimlessly </NEG> from there . girl 6 earns a grade of d .
