Pumpkin
Silly, sweet, farcical and subversive, Pumpkin pushes the boundaries of teen melodrama to an absurd pitch, resulting in a film that is bracing, hilariously funny, and quite often, "and in unexpected ways," touching" (A.O. Scott, The New York Times).
Sexy Carolyn McDuffy (Christina Ricci) has the perfect life- a good family, a top sorority, and a hot boyfriend- until she meets the "not so perfect" Pumpkin (Hank Harris), a "challenged" discus thrower who touches her soul and turns her life upside down. Suddenly smitten, Carolyn finds herself embroiled in a culture clash that will make you laugh "with humor, with recognition and with disbelief" (Roger Ebert) as you follow her hysterical journey from popular insider.... to ostracized outcast!
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Interesting Story Mostly Watchable - bwod
Christina Ricci plays a sorority sister who is about to have a life-changing experience. After meeting a challenged young man, who is training for a sporting event, her eyes are opened to reality, far from her perfect little life on campus.
What starts out as a funny, satirical movie that is quite engrossing, turns later into a dark, black comedy which is simply bizzare. I believe that the screenplay goes off-track due to the inexperience of the writer and the director.
In other hands, it could have been first-rate and totally believable. Unfortunately it's not, so I can only give it one marginal thumb up for Ricci's performance.
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Interesting Story Mostly Watchable - bwod
Christina Ricci plays a sorority sister who is about to have a life-changing experience. After meeting a challenged young man, who is training for a sporting event, her eyes are opened to reality, far from her perfect little life on campus.
What starts ...