Running with Scissors

Pros: exceptional cast, hilarious moments, moments of pure insanity, and moments of rich heartfelt

Cons: some unfocused direction

The Bottom Line: Running with Scissors - a best selling novel - captures the eccentric, depressing, twisted, and humorous story of the Memoir of Augusten Burroughs.

Review: And you thought your childhood was bad! The New York Times best selling novel Running with Scissors has become a motion picture directed by Ryan Murphy. The film is a direct interpretation on the personal memoir of Augusten Burroughs sickly ...

Pros: Great acting and sense of humor.

Cons: can't think of any.

Review: I saw this movie in the theatres twice, I rarely do that. From the story to the character development this movie was fantastic. It had me equally interested and entertained. This movie will have you laughing out loud and asking yourself "Why?" and ...

Pros: Sensational acting...bits and pieces of characters and situations anybody with a family can relate to.

Cons: Tragic, inappropriate physical relationships, sort of dragged a little in the middle

The Bottom Line: Irreverent tragic comedy about a dysfunctional family with superb acting and a good script (decent story).

Review: Just to get some idea of my perspective: I'm not a movie expert (I don't even watch a ton of movies) and I only saw the trailer for this movie once. I really didn't have any expectations at all going in. Well, that's not exactly true. Having seen ...

Pros: It has many moments of wit and dry humor. Acting is great.

Cons: It has many moments of strangeness too. Comedy and tragedy have a very uneasy mix.

The Bottom Line: It is interesting, but there are many other dysfunctional family movies that I enjoyed more.

Review: Running with Scissors looked very promising based on the trailers for it. It is the story of a boy, (the author of the biography Running with Scissors Augusten Burroughs), growing up in a very dysfunctional home. Actors including Annette ...

Pros: adaptation of Burrough's best-selling memoirs

Cons: it's a long way to get to where these characters live

The Bottom Line: for anyone who read the book and has a connection with Augusten Burroughs and his very special life history

Review: When circumstances in a film seem too outrageous or unusual to grasp, we tend to view it as something outside of ourselves. It is my opinion that a successful film possesses character details and events that we identify with that allows us into a film ...

Pros: great cast, visually stunning, story is interesting

Cons: so slow it's excruiating to watch, story goes nowhere

The Bottom Line: If you are looking for a good movie to watch on a slow day, try watching this one.

Review: *I realize this review is in the "wrong" catagory. But as there is only this one, and the book review that comes up when you search for it, I'm stuck. I searched in the new releases several times to no avail. I will gladly move it when it is an option, ...

Pros: Nice story, made you laugh, made you cry

Cons: Slow. storyline was different from book. Bad ending.

Review: I read the book and LOVED it. The movie wasn't exactly what I thought it would be. It was slow. I would not say I hated it but it just dragged. The ending just left you hanging. It hardly followed the way the book was. The characters did not even look ...

Pros: Set design, the cast tries hard

Cons: Screenplay undoes it all

The Bottom Line: The Bottom Line only enjoys the misery of others through a hazy, witty sarcasm filter.

Review: Dysfunctional family movies are my cinematic bread and butter. No matter how many I see, I’m always up for yet one more. Having read and enjoyed Augusten Burroughs’ memoir Running With Scissors, I knew that the film would have family ...

Pros: solid lines, great performances, interesting premise

Cons: dramatic mud, just a series of complications spiced with histrionics

The Bottom Line: Some may enjoy the characters and relationships but I found the plot unwatchable.

Review: REAL LIFE: Alec Baldwin gets busted by the revelation that he had a meltdown against his daughter because she refused to take his phone call. THIS FILM: Alec Baldwin gets a collect call from his teen-aged son and instead of taking it, he ...

Pros: My gosh, it finally ends!, Moments of acting

Cons: Much of the acting, The characters, Lack of plot, Plodding pace, Tone, Message, DVD Extras

The Bottom Line: In an overrated and terrible movie, Augusten Burroughs relates his traumatic childhood spent in the company of a crazy adopted family.

Review: Every now and then, I look at the ePinions star ratings and I reread what they actually stand for. A one star product or movie is one that the reviewer is recommending a reader avoid. In my ten-point scale I usually rate things on, a 1-star is usually ...