Review of Excision (2012) by Mark A — 10 Mar 2013
Might have been better titled WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE'S BLOODY REVENGE.
An occasionally lurid quirky-indie of a troubled, borderline cray Catholic girl's angsty coming-of-age in a stereotypical indie suburban hellscape, EXCISION is, by turns, undistinguished, uninspired, and uninteresting. Borrowing heavily from a cornucopia of better movies by better directors (Solondz, Lynch, Aronofsky, Waters, even Araki), the film manages to be cliched even at its most original, lurching to a conclusion that undermines any legitimacy in its premise..
Decent performances fail to compensate for the mediocre direction and (at best) marginally competent script. Aiming for DONNIE DARKO, this disturbed-suburban-teen quirky indie only manages to be DONNIE DARK, DANK & DISMALO.
This review of Excision (2012) was written by Mark A on 10 Mar 2013.
Excision has generally received positive reviews.
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