Running With Scissors

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prawnda s @RT72497680 Oct 5 i think this is ryan murphy's most notable work just via name recognition, but its as cruddy and disrespectful to his audience's time and intelligence as anything else the man has made. See more Julian S. @akajulianscott Sep 23 The book is wilder and more complete, but the film has Bening—and that alone makes it worth watching. See more Randall V @RT43136474 Sep 1 I haven't read the book "Running With Scissors," but this kind of subject matter requires three-dimensional characters. I couldn't even care about the kid, let alone anyone else. Everyone's flat, just a caricature. And one thing that does is make no one accountable for their actions--the psychiatrist is an execrable man engaging in abuse of everyone he encounters. You don't just tell someone to kill themselves in a movie as a throwaway line. But it just comes off as another quirk of some eccentric character. Not! I watched this with someone who had gone through similar types of emotional abuse, and he was beside himself. And that was well before the way-too-long two-hour running time. See more Ed . @RT01276001 Aug 29 Looking for Attention Prime example of a film that starts out 'interesting' and then wears thin and wears my patience. The string of weird scenes for the sake of being weird unravels well before the film's end. In my opinion, its author courts drama and invents it when it serves his purposes. Even his name change demonstrates this. Having said all this, I give him much credit for overcoming his additions and staying sober. He has talents that others enjoy. C'est la vie! YMMV. See more LeVeta S @RT45389340 05/03/2025 My daughter and I loved it. What a crazy childhood. See more Jen S @RT17621316 04/10/2025 So depressing to watch See more Read all reviews

Running With Scissors

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