This is my second post for GUMMO, because my first one was very short. A lot of people disliked this film, and thought it had no point. And it didn't, as far as a "plot" goes, but we have seen movies before without a "plot", and some people like them and some people don't. That being said, this film is very scary and grubby and real, even though we hope it isn't. It's like KIDS in it's brutality and dirtiness. The world can be a very grimy place, full of stacked magazines, bugs crawling on walls, black bathwater and filthy children kicking dust and hurting animals. It's gross. It's quite horrifying. The words "white trash" are really overused... I mean, people used that term when describing "Roseanne". We hope that this side of America doesn't really exist, but it certainly does. We might even have neighbors like this near our home. The characters (and real people!) in this film make an impression, even when they are only shown for a short time and have a few lines (or no lines, like Bunny Boy). It's going to make you look around and wonder if you have any characteristics like those in the movie, and maybe you should straighten up the living room while you're at it. It's bizarre and I recommend it. It made me think for a long time, and that's how I know it's an important film to me.
