Pumpkin

Year: 2002

Grade: B

Country: USA

Director: Abrams/Broder

Review

tonally a pretty odd film. it tries to teeter back and forth between drama and comedy and, mostly, does a pretty decent job of it. the sorority sister scenes are farcical and the love scenes are dramatic, but, for me, both came up just a bit short. the farce was too easy and not hilarious and the love was unsettling and not quite fully-formed. that said, the film’s ending reminded me of “cruel intentions” in that it was surprisingly affecting. it makes sense that this was directed by two people since the film is so split between farce and drama. an ambitious film that doesn’t quite do what it sets out to do.