Review of The Squid and the Whale (2005) by Scottv. — 10 Apr 2006
This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen, but sadly it's too gross to be entertainingly bad. The main problem is that two of the characters (older son and mother) seem to be played as flawed but sympathetic characters while the other two (father and younger son) are more like walking parodies.
In a nearly plotless, psychological movie like this, walking parodies are the bull in the china shop and tear the entire movie down around them. Particularly disturbing is the younger son, who seems to show every sign of sexual abuse but instead of exploring or even just explaining this, the movie plays it up for "comic relief".
Your life will be better having never seen that.
This review of The Squid and the Whale (2005) was written by Scottv. on 10 Apr 2006.
The Squid and the Whale has generally received very positive reviews.
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