Running With Scissors Details

[Highly rated reviewer]

Dark comedy minus the comedy!!

This film had the potential to be on par with the likes of The Royal Tenenbaums and numerous other movies dealing with dysfunctional families, but it never quite reaches that level. There is just too much tragedy in the lead characters life for even the slightly funny bits to raise a smile.

I found myself more concerned with the fact that this film is based on Augusten Burroughs' personal memoirs, and alarmed that all these events actually happened to this poor kid!!!

There is a couple of redeeming qualities though- one is Annette Bening who acts her socks off as the crazy mum, and the second is that Augusten survived his traumatising childhood to become a success!!!

Think I might go back and read the book instead!!!

not sure

I don't know the film was good on the whole however I felt at times it went a bit overboard for the sake of it, however if its based on a true story who am I to judge if its ott really lols. I probably wouldnt watch it again in a hurry but I am glad I gave it a go. sometimes its good to just watch a mad film.

I would comment too that I don't think it is too much of a dark comedy to be able to laugh, I found myself smiling and laughing a little from time to time.