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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Mar 11, 2006
Pros: Characters learn to communicate and survive in the surrealistic world of The Chumbscrubber.
Cons: None.
Summary: I. The Movie... Contrary to popular belief, The Chumscrubber is not an industrial cleaning product designed to scrub away hard to remove soap chum. Rather, The Cumscrubber is the first feature film by newcomers Arie Posin and Zac ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 23, 2009
Pros: Fine lead cast, some artistic direction and production, smart theme
Cons: Overworked premise, hard mixture of comedy and tragedy
Summary: The Chumscrubber (2005) Directed by: Arie Posin Written by: Arie Posin & Zac Stanford Starring: Jamie Bell, Glenn Close, Ralph Fiennes, Carrie-Anne Moss Upper-middle-class suburban dystopia and teen confusion have ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2007
Pros: Fiennes, invites virulent response
Cons: profanity aplenty, overall weirdness
Summary: Watching a movie with my mom can be a very interesting experience. If it's an action-packed film full of narrow escapes and violent encounters, we can bank on her letting out at least three or four screeches loud enough to rouse the whole neighborhood. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 19, 2006
Pros: Interesting ideas, good writing
Cons: This pales in comparison to better films
Summary: Arie Poser's directorial debut The Chumscrubber, while breaking no new ground here, is still worth a look for its cartoonish take on a tiresome genre, suburban dysfunction. Pictures in this genre range from the silly (The 'Burbs, and arguably some of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 5, 2006
Pros: There were some funny parts and some serious parts that made me think.
Cons: ...none really
Summary: My husband brought this movie home with a group of others from Hollywood video. I had never heard of it, but he read the reviews at Hollywood.com and said that it sounded funny. When I saw that Glenn Close and Rory Culkin were in it, I wanted to watch it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 21, 2006
Pros: Quirky surreal black comedy with good acting and direction.
Cons: Sometimes it seemed too close to Donnie Darko.
Summary: The movies have taken us to many strange disaffected suburbs, and the one presented here is certainly near the top of the list. If you've been to where Donnie Darko grew up, or you've been to Ghost World or experienced an Ice Storm ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2006
Pros: Well-written and acted
Cons: Not as unique as one may think at first
Summary: Chumscrubber is an entertaining film along the lines of Tadpole or Igby Goes Down with a touch of Desperate Housewives and Donnie Darko in which the worlds of teenagers and that of their parents seem to be separated to ... read more
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The Chumscrubber is a darkly satiric story about life crumbling in the midst of a seemingly idyllic suburbia.
At just eighteen, Chris Conley's (Josh Janowicz, The Chumscrubber) life was shattered with the sudden death of his mom. His grieving, alcoholic dad un...
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