Pumpkin
United Artists | Release Date: June 28, 2002 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
46
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Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
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88
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Is alive, and takes chances, and uses the wicked blade of satire in order to show up the complacent political correctness of other movies in its campus genre. Read full review
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
I laughed harder at Pumpkin than at any other film I've seen this year -- but be warned: This dark campus comedy is not for all tastes, or probably even most tastes. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Pumpkin's two greatest strengths: the majority of the film is original and engaging, and Christina Ricci turns in another fine performance. This pair of assets alone is worth the price of admission. Read full review
70
Washington PostMichael O'Sullivan
An odd and oddly endearing romantic black comedy. Read full review
70
New Times (L.A.)Gregory Weinkauf
For all its brilliantly brazen sequences and energetic supporting players (as the young lovers' mothers, Brenda Blethyn and Lisa Banes are terrific), Pumpkin's abrupt shifts of mood and needlessly complicated ending(s) render its latter third a bit of a chore.
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Fitfully daring, Pumpkin isn't quite sure what it's about -- the tone bounces between thudding satire and toothless camp parody -- but it's definitely a bad-mannered child of our times. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneChris Jones
Wildly uneven but nonetheless intriguing and funny. Read full review
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