Review of Gummo (1997) by Sean M — 19 May 2010

Harmony Korine proves he is an underground savior of film. In his directorial debut, he crafts an interesting white trash, trailer park atmosphere. But truly makes this an independent masterpiece is the imagery of the film, as Korine intended 'Gummo' to be more about images and less about a story.

And it works. It works really well as we are given scenes of bleached blond girls trying to make their nipples puffier with tape, teenage boys sniffing glue and killing cats, real life cockroach filled homes, chair wrestling and and amazing use of the song "Crying" by Roy Orbison.

And with these surreal scenes, the themes are lightly presented by mentioning issues such as euthanasia, suicide, and sexual abuse. Korine, you're a weird fella, but a brilliant filmmaker who's bound to become a legend.