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Pumpkin (2002)
Needed some proper direction...
Pumpkin is a somewhat random feeling story of a sorority girl falling in love with a disabled boy despite her "perfect" life. An idea with a lot of potential, the film fails on nearly every aspect.
As far as the story is concerned, it doesn't delve deep enough into any of its facets to truly shine. The story has a lot of comic potential as well as a deeper, darker aspect that could have brought the film to a level of greatness rarely achieved in a sorority film.
The direction of the film had its moments; many of its shots truly conveyed the motion, momentum and emotion of the moment, but on the whole it was masacared by the editing. I was surprised by the amount of blatent, random editing and jarring cuts... the fades were poorly used to shorten many shots while other, better, shots were left at full length.
The story wasn't extreme enough to achieve the feeling it was going for, and the contrast between the "perfect" world and the "real" world almost didn't exist. The car crash at the end was so unrealistic it seemed to fit into an extreme version of the film, one that would have truly conveyed the grotesque nature of sorority life.
A promising film with rare depth of character, I was really disappointed with the half-realized vision of this movie. It should have been given to a director with the vision and sensibility of someone like Terry Gilliam.
Worth the time to dissect and relatively enjoyable, Pumpkin is one film that failed to reach its potential.
Triggermen (2002)
Dark Comedy... Excellent Writing!
This film is a must see. It has a lot of laughs and was very enjoyable. Adrian Dunbar and Neil Morrissey really carry the film well. The entire cast was excellent and truly brought to life Tony Johnston's wonderful script. If you like Snatch you'll love Triggermen!