In LA one Christmas, a supermarket worker asks one of his friends to fill in for him on his shift while he takes a trip to Vegas. And out of this seemingly innocuous event flows ninety-odd minutes of drugs, dance, violence, sex, fast driving, and generally downright foolish behavior among a group of twenty-somethings during the course of some twenty-four hours.
Go! is one of those films that makes a reviewer's life difficult. Not because it's a rotten film - it's a great one. But part of what makes it great is the sheer surprise of the twists and turns the plot takes. And it's difficult to find an easy way to recommend it - it's from the director of Swingers, but (despite sharing the same locales - LA and Las Vegas) it's a completely different kind of movie. The cast includes soap stars Scott Wolf and Katie Holmes, but in roles considerably different from "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek". So, really, the only thing Go has, well, going for it is the fact that it's one of the funniest, fastest, most entertaining films of '99, brilliantly scripted, stunningly directed, a true tribute to living fast and recklessly.
Trust me. Or trust the title. Just go!

Nick "The Zone" Falzone (Cusack) is the ace of air-traffic controllers in one of the busiest airports in the world. He has a great wife, a great life, and the respect of his peers and colleagues. He is married to the beautiful Cate Blanchett and feels on top of the world until he meets his new colleague, Russell Bell (Thornton). From this point his life as he knew it starts to collapse. Bell is just as good a controller as he is (maybe better) and is far more wacky and bizarre. Bell has a beautiful wife and everything about him seems to threaten Falzone's way of life.
This is a very good film that mixes humour with drama and even action very well. Cusack and Thornton are brilliant as the two main characters, constantly running up against each other. The direction is great, with a good script and performances from all involved. I was a bit tentative about whether a movie about air traffic controllers 'pushing tin' (the slang phrase meaning guiding planes) would be interesting, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. I would recommend this film to anyone, especially anyone wanting to see macho games taken to the extreme.