The Chumscrubber

  • 2005


MOVIE IS emotional satirical suburban memorable genetic
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51 %
37 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 14
Negative reviews 17
Average Rating 2.6/5
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1.5
The Chumbscrubber is much like its characters: decorative, entertaining and emotionally empty. Time Out
1.3
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
The kids fare better, especially that one time dancing scamp, Billy Elliots Jamie Bell.
4.0
One of the better films seen at this years Sundance fest, Chumscrubber is worth looking out for. E Film Critic
2.0
A tragic waste of acting talent, with nothing new to say. Can we please now politely close the door on middle class repression before we get really an ..
2.5
A failed satirical circus created by people trying to appear hip to the youth of America. Cinema Blend
2.5
A movie that wants to be daring but winds up feeling prefabricated. One Guys Opinion
3.8
She seems to have lost her grip on reality, the shocking death of her son making her realize that she, like everyone else in town, doesnt really KNOW .. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
A true original bleakly funny; exhilaratingly unpredictable; and, by the end, strangely optimistic in the way its characters, for better or worse, get .. News Review
3.0
Even Deans internal journey, which is the films focal point, isnt hugely involving. Shadows On The Wall
2.8
Only one character, Mayor Ebbs (Ralph Fiennes), holds steadfast to the conviction that everything connects. Emanuellevy
1.5
If only Posins film wasnt simply Donnie Darko sans the supernatural. Cinema Crazed
1.5
The complex screenplay is admirable for its plot structure, its dark humour and its storytelling tricks, but the film ends up playing like a well deve ..
2.5
The art of the suburban culture film has become paint by numbers filmmaking. Throw in some insane characters, medication and a little violence, and... .. Flim Threet
2.0
His mother (Glenn Close) is oblivious since shes hosting a cocktail party and Dean decides not to bother her, because after all, parents dont care wha .. Bbc
3.0
It is witty and subversive, with flashes of magical realism and apocalyptic CG that both provokes and unnerves. Total Film
3.5
An impassioned and occasionally mesmerizing first effort thats at once messier, more complex and more ambitious than many recent suburban dystopias. Calendar Live
2.2
Arie Posers overworked satire of social alienation is a... sour portrait of suburban hypocrisy. Seattle Pi
3.8
Its a tricky road, and goodness knows Posin and screenwriter Zac Stanford hit their share of speed bumps, but somehow these two still manage to craft .. Movie Freak
3.1
Wittier than Not Another Teen Movie, stealthier than Storytelling Film Freak Central
2.2
Trite plot mechanics could be forgiven if it were either funny enough or dramatically weighty enough to be as memorable as the movies it apes. E Online
2.0
Although he doesnt bother to tell the dead lads parents, the tragedy has worrying implications. Mirror
2.5
Youd need a passport to take up residence in this community which has all the reality of a video arcade. Or, a genetic profile that assures abnormalit .. Varia Gate
1.0
Theres slight and theres shiftlessBroken Flowers, sadly, is the latter. The Stranger
2.5
If you meld a masterpiece like Magnolia to a good yet frustrating film like Pieces of April youll get something like Chums. Ross Anthony
2.5
Sadly, despite Bells eye catching performance and Glenn Closes disturbing Stepford Wife portrayal, I found this messy movie as self absorbed as most o .. The Sun
3.0
Its a surreal, offbeat comedy where the kidnappers are hopelessly inept while Bell feels hopelessly at sea. Entertainment Times Online ..
1.5
Chumscrubber is Darko redux, albeit seen through a suburban gauze thats straight out of Desperate Housewives. Or Lando Weekly
2.0
A strong cast promises great things, but The Chumscrubber loses itself on the way to its indie aspirations. Film4
1.5
as complacent as its Hillside denizens, unfortunately spawning the very mindset it rails against. Filmcritic.com
1.5
The title doesnt offer much of an indication what The Chumscrubber is about; frankly, after 107 minutes of watching it, you may still be wondering. James Sanford on Film
4.0
A sob story at the core, but set in a surreal place with exaggerated, oddball characters so it plays for laughs, until the moment it hits you right in .. TheMovieChicks.com
4.5
Works as a smarter version of those John Hughes movies we all watched as kids because it aims for the center of that surreal, satirical dart board of .. IGN Movies
1.8
The finished film cant keep up with its ambitions, concluding with an all too easy act of violence to keep the audience invested. Film Jerk
1.5
A precocious, smarmy film that tries to spin spurious coincidence into high art. Now Playing Mag
3.8
Theres something up in Suburbia, if anyone cares to notice...Been there, done that, but, the actors make this a great film Blunt Review
4.5
... even if its not quite perfect, its reaching for greatness, and it wants to be profound, and in some ways, thats enough. Aint It Cool
2.0
Despite the top drawer cast assembled for his debut feature, the director Arie Posins account of emotional dislocation in the burbs is stymied by a fa .. Independent (UK)



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