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6.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  • Summary: The latest film from iconoclastic independent filmmaker Gregg Araki, Kaboom is a hyper-stylized ”Twin Peaks” for the Coachella Generation, featuring a gorgeous young cast. A wild, witty and sex-drenched horror-comedy thriller, Kaboom tells the story of Smith, an ambisexual 18-year-old college freshman who stumbles upon a monstrous conspiracy in a seemingly idyllic Southern California seaside town. Kaboom shares key touchstones of Araki’s early films, including scatological and absurd Valley-inflected dialogue, elements of campy gore and Araki’s troupe of arrestingly sexy guys and girls. With his sophisticated synthesis of various experiments in tone and cinematography, Araki has reached a new level of artistic maturity. (IFC Films) … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 24
  3. Negative: 2 out of 24
  1. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    Jan 27, 2011
    90
    It's by far the funniest and warmest movie Araki has ever made, with much less juvenile angst and much more command of his craft.
  2. Empire
    Reviewed by: David Hughes
    Jun 6, 2011
    60
    Gregg Araki's sci-fi is a weird and, just occasionally, wonderful skew on the college comedy. Slight but fun.
  3. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Roger Moore
    Feb 23, 2011
    38
    This isn't satire, it isn't that funny and the only bits that work are the titillating ones.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. SnowDay
    10
    The best movies are the ones that you can't stop thinking about. This is one of those movies. It's one of the coolest, trippiest, most screwed up movies I've ever seen, but it's quirkiness allowed it to lodge itself into my brain. While this movie probably isn't the best you will ever see plot-wise, it makes up for its flaws in its art, as a unique and sexy teenage com/dram.… Expand
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  2. MarcDoyle
    8
    Greg Araki's movies just have a fresh feeling to them - a sense of style that other movies lack. This one feels like it's from another era, but it's fun as hell. I saw his "Splendor" a few years back and thought it was fairly conventional, but Kaboom is campy, B-movie fun with a ton of laughs. I liked how he used the UC San Diego building from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.… Expand
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  3. jordyboy
    0
    This movie sucked what was going on this entire movie there was some funny parts but this was a hugggggggggggggge step down for the actors sorry cast and filmakers of this film or am i… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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