Review of The Chumscrubber (2005) by Chihiro I — 26 Nov 2009
This small gem came out around the same time as the inexplicably hailed-by critics "Thumbsucker". I felt that movie had great acting but was too safe and predictable. This one has great acting as well, but is more dense and attempts something new and different within the coming of age genre.
It does not all work or come together as a whole, but it's interesting to watch, and I really enjoyed the dolphin thing. Some of the story strands are barely visible, making some of the characters hardly register (Lou Taylor Pucci's character especially), but the acting from everyone is solid.
I am glad the filmmakers went an odd route and mostly succeed.
This review of The Chumscrubber (2005) was written by Chihiro I on 26 Nov 2009.
The Chumscrubber has generally received positive reviews.
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