Gummo is a mixed bag.
Good camera work and production can't save what in reality is a dull script with (largely) uninteresting characters.
Gummo centres on a town in middle America several years after it suffered the effects of a devastating tornado. Its characters consist of dysfunctional and generally uneducated townsfolk and we see them trawl through their everyday lives.
The movie is well directed and some of the scenes work very well with the cleverly chosen music, the ending being a good example.
Overall however, I just can't escape the feeling that Gummo is too arty for its own good. It would have benefited from a stronger narrative. The effects on the town aside, it's principle tale of the missing cat wasn't exactly epic.
Good camera work and production can't save what in reality is a dull script with (largely) uninteresting characters.
Gummo centres on a town in middle America several years after it suffered the effects of a devastating tornado. Its characters consist of dysfunctional and generally uneducated townsfolk and we see them trawl through their everyday lives.
The movie is well directed and some of the scenes work very well with the cleverly chosen music, the ending being a good example.
Overall however, I just can't escape the feeling that Gummo is too arty for its own good. It would have benefited from a stronger narrative. The effects on the town aside, it's principle tale of the missing cat wasn't exactly epic.