Review of The Chumscrubber (2005) by Carlosg. — 13 Feb 2006
This movie was utterly terrible. The major characters are completely one dimensional, hyperbolic stereotypes. I watched it all the way through out of morbid curiosity--the same reason gapers gape at bad accidents.
And it was worth it--the end borders between, ludicrous, insulting and actually humiliating. In contrast to the wasted talents of the cast, the "young adults" as they're called in the credits, do a unanimously terrible job--a real-life waiting for Guffman on the silver screen.
The genre of "everything is not alright in picturesque, suburban paradise has been visited successfully through the original "Stepford Wives", "Twin Peaks" and "American Beauty" and now is free-falling from grace and originality.
The only reason I even give this movie one point is te performance of the protagonist, played by an excellent Jamie Bell. Donnie Darko is Michael Jackson, this movie is Tito.
This review of The Chumscrubber (2005) was written by Carlosg. on 13 Feb 2006.
The Chumscrubber has generally received positive reviews.
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