Review of The Chumscrubber (2005) by Michaels. — 25 Apr 2006
Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful film. Yes, it is spotty, yes, the dialogue is corny, yes, the whole "chumscrubber" concept is painfully underdeveloped and embarrassingly misused, but you have to look a bit deeper.
Yes, the whole suburban satire has been done time and time again, but this film approaches it from a totally unique angle - in that these kids are practically getting away with murder, and the parents don't even notice.
The kids are just as bad. It's like an apathy of choice; they are so passionate about their own issues, but don't give a damn what anyone else is doing. Powerful, and it rings so true in today's self-serving society of entitlement.
No other suburban satire has quite hit the nail on the head in this way. Other films have hit the nail on the head much harder and more sharply, but this is very much coming from a bit of a new direction.
This review of The Chumscrubber (2005) was written by Michaels. on 25 Apr 2006.
The Chumscrubber has generally received positive reviews.
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