Advertisement
Sign in
Username
Password
Remember me
Forgot password?
Wanna join?
Sign up
Find movies you'll love
Home
Movies
People
Groups
Reviews
Podcasts
News
In theaters
Coming soon
DVDs
Trailers
Watch movies
Running With Scissors (2006)
Want to see it?
Seen it?
0
1
2
3
4
5
Rate this movie.
Want to buy it?
Write a review
Discuss it
Add to lists
Recommend it
Watch trailer
This page requires Flash Player. Get it.
Rent it, watch it, find it
Advertisement
Synopsis & activity
Cast & crew
Reviews
Trailers
Related movies
All reviews for Running With Scissors
Running with Scissors (2006)
by
JJ79
in
JJ79 Blog
hasn't rated it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"Released: October 27, 2006Director: Ryan Murphy*****A movie based on a best selling memoir filled to the brim with accomplished actors. Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Gwyneth Paltrow. A sublime performance by Joseph Cross. Pretty good art direction inside a house stuck in time. How the hell does one of the mind's behind Nip/Tuck spew out such utter drivel? Surely someone looked at the dailies and had second thoughts about what was being committed to film. If not, everyone involved needs to be fired.When Deirdre Burroughs (Bening) gives custody of her young son Augusten (Cross) to her therapist, the unscrupulous Dr. Finch (Cox), the boy's life takes a strange turn. As if catching his mother locking lips with a poetry friend (Kristin Chenoweth) wasn't bad enough and his father (Baldwin) not wanting anything to do with him wouldn't scar him for the rest of his life, the Finch household throws Augusten to the dogs. He not only starts ... "
[More]
Running with Scissors
by
analogzombie
in
analogzombie Blog
lost interest.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"Running with Scissors is the perfect example of a movie that would have benefitted from a smaller scope and less money. Somewhere on the development fast track this film was singled out for tons of money and an amazing A-list of actors. In the process it seems to have lost its soul. Instead of a conherent, and connected narrative, what we get is a ton of interesting and quirky characters. "
[More]
Made Me REALLY Uncomfortable
by
JakeStevens
in
JakeStevens Blog
liked it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"Decent film...it made me glad MY life isn't that messed up. I alternately thought Brian Cox was hilarious and really sad. I wouldn't have even recognized Joseph Fiennes if I didn't know he was in the film. Evan Rachel Wood is a cutie...in a fucked up sort of way (she's currently "dating" Marilyn Manson"). Alec Baldwin is a character I felt I sympathized with one minute, and thought was a scumbag the next. Not a bad film at all - it's just not a "feel-good" movie...and sometimes it's good to see films like that because, like I said, it made me thankful for my own life. "
[More]
Running WIth Scissors.
by
applesauce
in
applesauce Blog
loved it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"I liked it.I felt like it was a biography of my life. "
[More]
Sleeping with Scissors
by
HairyLime
in
HairyLime Blog
lost interest.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"After an hour of this snoozefest, we voted to boot it from the DVD player. Amazing how a movie filled with so many quirky characters could be so incredibly dull. The directing seemed sloppy and had no life despite the admirable job by most of the actors. I've heard the book is pretty interesting, perhaps I would check it out if I had any interest in how this story ended. "
[More]
Running with Scissors
by
Indianagirl
in
Indianagirl Blog
liked it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"I actually read the book before the movie came out. I do like the movie but the book is a lot better. I fell in love with Augusten. Although, I pictured him being a little younger. If you like this movie, you should read the book. I laughed out loud the entire time! "
[More]
Waiting for it to get better
by
Jenn
in
Jenn Blog
is neutral about it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"I loved all the actors in Running with Scissors and expected great things. Surely this quirky movie was about to get really good. By minute 92 I gave up. It definitely had some funny moments though they didn't build enough to get you laughing. I found myself frowning at my TV more than anything only hope keeping the film running. I put this film in the same category as Life Aquatic and The Royal Tenenbaums... for its potential for cult following. The film itself seemed dated in method and technology as the music -from the 70's, an era which I don't appreciate, overplayed the acting and voices. There were also lingering shots on uneeded scenes making you think there was significance where in fact they were likely just the directors favorites for the lighting or a cousin's friend, or a landlord. The movie did teach me one thing however and that was to pay more attention to scumbags.. or at least men who look like scumbags but could well indeed be Joe Fiennes! "
[More]
I want to read the book now
by
patches
in
Litter Box blog
liked it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"I enjoyed the idea of this movie, however, the adaptation to the screen execution was spotty. Movies that are adapted from memoirs always trip me up. I get hung up on the details the writer would have never known about, because he was too young to know about or was not even present when they occured. There were several moments in this movie that I was aware of the fact that that was happening, these events were completely made up. Glamourized for the silver screen. No one can have that many dishes... Usually I can let it slide if the events are realistic, and could genuinely happen. But there were times where the situation was so crazy, that I thought, "Uhhh, I don't think so. I doubt it." But I watched it late at night, didn't fall asleep, and actually cried when Agnes gave Augusten the gift at the very end. I would have given it a "Neutral" rating, but becasue of those few unique and outstanding moments, it gets four out of five stars "I liked ... "
[More]
my 2006 movie list
by
wonga
in
wonga's filmblog
liked it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"i saw 97 movies last year and it was hard to narrow them down but these are my favorites from 2006 for whatever reasons (i tried for 10 but just couldn't make it)! some are from 2005 and were seen later. i hope 2007 is half as good...TOP 15 LIST FOR 2006 MOVIES Sweet Land The Departed Paradise Now Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada Neil Young: Heart Of Gold The Heart Of The Game Little Miss Sunshine Shopgirl Quinceanara Transamerica Shut Up And Sing The Prestige The Illusionist The History Boys
[More]
running with scissors
by
wonga
in
wonga's filmblog
liked it.
Was this review helpful?
[Be the first to tell us!]
"i almost didn't go. no one wanted to go with me and the reviews i had read were not very enthusiastic but it was the very last night and i liked the book so i went anyway. good decision, since it was fun and very entertaining. i enjoyed the movie's style, the acting, and the music. some of the reviews said it was "strange and messy" but the author is telling his own strange and messy story. i went to one of his book signings and he seemed a lot more normal than his books would suggest! anyway, thumbs up for me. "
[More]
Advertisement
© 2009 Spout LLC. Portions of content provided by All Movie Guide.