Review of Running with Scissors (2006) by Jackc. — 27 Oct 2006
Wallows in its own pretension and tries to make a story of cardboard cutouts into meaningful art. Emotional complexity and directorial merit are left as afterthoughts: instead, this movie shows the viewer a cadre of crazies and rests on its laurels contentedly, bringing neither style nor substance to the table.
Burroughs must feel downright insulted at this perversion of his memoir. Some saving graces... Evan Rachel Wood gave a performance that managed to have more than one dimension (and was smoking hot while she was doing it).
Other than that, I can't see where the art is. People in the theatre were laughing at this serious movie all throughout its too-long running time, and I can't blame them. Absurdism for the sake of absurdism has no artistic value.
.. and that's exactly the calling card of Running with Scissors.
This review of Running with Scissors (2006) was written by Jackc. on 27 October 2006.
Running with Scissors has generally received mixed reviews.
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