Review of Petunia (2013) by Alan W — 17 Mar 2013

Occasionally amusing but ultimately a fairly run-of-the-mill dysfunctional family comedy with outlandish characters and characterisations at the expense of reality and dramatic logic. Some characters are just too quirky for their own good and comes across as more retarded than neurotic or repressed (which I believe was the writers' intentions).

The film feels disjointed and the comedy a little forced at times. It isnt a terrible film per se and probably will fare OK on a small screen - for example, it isnt a bad choice for a friday night DVD because it is fun but fairly forgettable, like the pizzas and beers you are going to have with it when you watch it with your mates.