Review of Kaboom (2010) by Kenneth S — 28 Jan 2011
Kaboom (2011) -- [4.5] -- Queer cinema pioneer Gregg Araki (The Living End, Mysterious Skin) serves up a brightly colored teen sex comedy by way of "Twin Peaks"with a "Dr. Strangelove" finale.
Like most of Araki's films, there are nice scenes here and there, and a raw, primal quality to his storytelling that allows him to get away with lack of subtlety better than most filmmakers. But I'd like to have seen a stronger narrative throughline and better balance of tone.
The first half of the movie is so irreverent, that by the time Araki tries to engage you in his high-stakes sci-fi mcguffin of a plot, you can't care less. And Araki needs to seriously cut back on the number of dinner scenes he puts in a movie.
Every third scene in "Kaboom" is two characters eating in a cafeteria. The cast is pretty good, though, and like most Araki casts, beautiful to look at.
This review of Kaboom (2010) was written by Kenneth S on 28 Jan 2011.
Kaboom has generally received mixed reviews.
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