Review of Pumpkin (2002) by Christy P — 01 Sep 2011
This movie is just SO wrong and yet still very funny. It's the type of movie where you want to laugh at the sheer absurdity of the events, but might look around you to see if others in the audience are laughing or offended by its dark humor.
This satire takes jabs at a lot of things, including the seeming pointlessness of sororities and people sometimes being 'charitable' for all the wrong (selfish) reasons. Its more enjoyable seen as an over-the-top imitation of an old Douglas Sirk melodrama (sort of like Written on the Wind meets All That Heaven Allows).
We're not meant to take the 'love story' seriously and the competitive nature of the 'Challenged Games' seems like something you'd see on South Park or in a Farrelly Brothers movie.
It's probably most likely to appeal to people who were fans of dark comedies like "Heathers". If you want a more serious take on forbidden romance based on Sirk-ian melodrama, I'd suggest Todd Haynes excellent film "Far From Heaven".
This review of Pumpkin (2002) was written by Christy P on 01 Sep 2011.
Pumpkin has generally received mixed reviews.
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