Review of Pecker (2010) by Clint P — 20 Oct 2018
Pecker is a warmhearted comedy about one boy's meteoric rise to fame within the art world. Along the way, Waters finds ample opportunity to satirize New York culture, Baltimore culture, and movies about how people's personalities are changed when they get their 15 minutes in the spotlight.
While all of this sounds passably interesting, Pecker is not well-focused. Isolated moments offer a few good laughs, but, taken as a whole, there's not much here to hold an audience's attention.
The best comedies feature at least one or two endearing characters; Pecker doesn't take the time to develop anyone beyond a sketchy outline. And the plot, despite the detours into straight parody, is aimless and plodding.
Pecker is less than 90 minutes long, but that still seems a little on the fat side. (Occasionally funny).
This review of Pecker (2010) was written by Clint P on 20 Oct 2018.
Pecker has generally received positive reviews.
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