Pumpkin

United Artists | Release Date: June 28, 2002

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46	METASCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critics

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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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