The Chumscrubber
Newmarket Films | Release Date: August 5, 2005
6.6
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Generally favorable reviews based on 36 Ratings
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JoeB.Apr 3, 2006
The characters are very poorly developed, and intentionally so. They represent the stereotypical modern, ignorant, suburban parent who's greatest concern is themselves and who pays no attention to their children. Once you recognize The characters are very poorly developed, and intentionally so. They represent the stereotypical modern, ignorant, suburban parent who's greatest concern is themselves and who pays no attention to their children. Once you recognize that, the movie is 90% predictable. As others have said, this story has been done before, and been done better. This movie just has a strong cynical tone.… Expand
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SethC.Aug 27, 2007
Not only does it rip off nearly every "suburban dystopia" movie ever, it has the guts to pass itself off as groundbreaking and original. Not to mention the overbearingly smug tone throughout. It gets a point for the decent acting, but other Not only does it rip off nearly every "suburban dystopia" movie ever, it has the guts to pass itself off as groundbreaking and original. Not to mention the overbearingly smug tone throughout. It gets a point for the decent acting, but other than that it's pretentious (I rarely use that term, but it fits PERFECTLY here), predictable, shoddily written and directed, and boring. I don't think I've disliked a movie as much as this in a while.… Expand
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kswissNov 10, 2005
Drivel ripped off Donnie Darko and Donnie Darko sucked.
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SamR.Nov 19, 2006
What was the cast thinking? So much talent wasted. This guy shouldn't direct another film for a long time.
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ConnorC.Nov 6, 2006
This literally made me want to kill myself. It's the most depressing and odd thing I ever saw. I saw SUPERNOVA, and this was so much worse.
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CarlosG.Feb 13, 2006
This movie was utterly terrible. The major characters are completely one dimensional, hyperbolic stereotypes. I watched it all the way through out of morbid curiosity--the same reason gapers gape at bad accidents. And it was worth it--the This movie was utterly terrible. The major characters are completely one dimensional, hyperbolic stereotypes. I watched it all the way through out of morbid curiosity--the same reason gapers gape at bad accidents. And it was worth it--the end borders between, ludicrous, insulting and actually humiliating. In contrast to the wasted talents of the cast, the "young adults" as they're called in the credits, do a unanimously terrible job--a real-life waiting for Guffman on the silver screen. The genre of "everything is not alright in picturesque, suburban paradise has been visited successfully through the original "Stepford Wives", "Twin Peaks" and "American Beauty" and now is free-falling from grace and originality. The only reason I even give this movie one point is te performance of the protagonist, played by an excellent Jamie Bell. Donnie Darko is Michael Jackson, this movie is Tito.… Expand
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keithw.Nov 16, 2005
What a mess!
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