ign logo IGN.com | AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | GameSpy | FilePlanet | TeamXbox | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | Direct2Drive

RottenTomatoes.com

RT Bug Squash
Home Movies DVD Celebrities News Critics Photos & Trailers The Vine Forums
Box Office | In Theaters | Opening | Upcoming | Best Of | Certified Fresh | Showtimes
Register for free site & special features! | Log In | What is RT?
                       
MOVIES / ON DVD / RUNNING WITH SCISSORS
Running with Scissors

Rate This Movie

Write a Review
Share This Movie
Add to List
Buy DVD
Buy Poster

Bookmark and Share

Running with Scissors (2006)

29%
31%
52%
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Reviews Counted: N/A Fresh: N/A  Rotten:N/A Average Rating: N/A
 
Consensus: The film lacks the sincerity and emotional edge of Burroughs' memoir. Despite a few great performances, the film lacks the sincerity and emotional edge of Burroughs' well-loved memoir. more
 
Runtime: 2 hrs 2 mins
Theatrical Release: 2006
Box Office: $6,754,898
Synopsis:
Based on the bestselling memoir by Augusten Burroughs, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS features an all-star cast including Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Evan Rachel Wood, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alec Baldwin. As a child, Augusten (Joseph Cross) completely adores his narcissistic mother Deirdre... [More]
Based on the bestselling memoir by Augusten Burroughs, RUNNING WITH SCISSORS features an all-star cast including Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Evan Rachel Wood, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Alec Baldwin. As a child, Augusten (Joseph Cross) completely adores his narcissistic mother Deirdre (Bening). Her biggest fan, he encourages her goal of becoming a published poet when no one else will. But while these dreams of grandeur seem innocent through Augusten's young eyes, they grow more delusional with time, slowly wearing on the family and contributing to its demise. While a teenage Augusten skips school and his father Norman (Alec Baldwin) uses alcohol to escape, Deirdre calls in an eccentric psychiatrist for an outside opinion. Dr. Finch's advice ends up being anything but professional, however, as his looseness with prescriptions and wacko theories end Deirdre's dysfunctional marriage and prompt her to abandon Augusten. Left to spend his teenage years as part of Dr. Finch's outlandish family, Augusten struggles to find himself while surrounded by a series of tormented and over-analyzed individuals. Director Ryan Murphy relies heavily on music to express the emotions of his characters and to ground viewers in time, bringing the memoir to life with classic 1970s songs by Elton John, the Average White Band, and Nat King Cole. Seemingly modeled visually after Wes Anderson's THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, the film revolves around intricately over-the-top sets which aim to reflect the neuroses of its characters. In making most of the film as dramatic as possible, Murphy sometimes threatens to overshadow what are undeniably fine actors at work. The film's saving grace comes in its non-fiction source material, as viewers without that knowledge may find the characters too peculiar and the story too unbelievable for their own good. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Annette Bening, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jill Clayburgh, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes

Director: Ryan Murphy
Producer: Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, Brad Grey, Matt Kennedy

DVD Info

Release:

Feb 6, 2007

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.40

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dubbed - French, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional
  • Subtitles - Chinese, English, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish - Optional

Buy It On DVD

REVIEWS

 
T-Meter Critics
 
 
Top Critics
 
 
RT Community
 
 
My Critics
 
 
My Friends
 
 
DVD
 
 
 
 
 

Looks like your friends haven't reviewed this film yet.

Want to know what they think? Ask them!

INVITE FRIENDS TO REVIEW THIS FILM
See More Topics...

Related Forums

0% - *gasp*
by: CannibalPenguins 8/17/07


I really liked this movie!
by: chuchu 8/17/07


H.R. and Variety are actually GOOD reviews.
by: cranbalanfan 4/28/07


REEL_REVIEWER
(2006)-RUNNING WITH SCISSORS will be released October 20th (EXPANDS Oct. 27th)
by: REEL_REVIEWER 12/14/06


REEL_REVIEWER
(2006)-RUNNING WITH SCISSORS will be released October 20th (EXPANDS Oct. 27th)
by: REEL_REVIEWER 12/14/06
all

Pictures

all

Videos

Annette Bening
Watch Now >>
all

News

Anthony Hopkins Channeling Hitchcock for Psycho Movie
posted by Jeff Giles October 23, 2007
Hot on the heels of the news that Naomi Watts has joined the cast of the Michael Bay-produced remake of Alfred...


"The Departed," "Dreamgirls" Take Top Honors in Satellite Awards
posted by Binh Ngo December 20, 2006
"Dreamgirls," the feature adaptation of the Broadway musical, took top honors in four categories...


RTIndie: An Art-House Catfight for the Oscars?
posted by Jen Yamato November 08, 2006
Helen Mirren's astoundingly successful biopic "The Queen" is getting some serious competition from...


Box Office Guru Preview: Saw III Brings The Pain
posted by Gitesh Pandya October 26, 2006
Blood will flow and screams will be deafening at North American multiplexes this weekend when the horror sequel...

Around the Network

• Running with Scissors at Rotten Tomatoes
• Running with Scissors at IGN
• Running with Scissors at AskMen
About| Site Map| Help| RT To Go| Contact Us| Critics Submission| Linking to RT| Licensing| Movie List| Celebs List| Newsletter
IGN.com | GameSpy | Comrade | Arena | FilePlanet | ModCenter | GameSpy Technology
TeamXbox | Planets | Vaults | VE3D | CheatsCodesGuides | GameStats | GamerMetrics
AskMen.com | Rotten Tomatoes | Direct2Drive

By continuing past this page, and by the continued use of this site, you agree to be bound by and abide by the User Agreement.
Copyright 1998-2008, IGN Entertainment, Inc. About IGN | Support | Advertise | Policy | User Agreement | Subscribe to RT's XML feed! IGN RSS Feeds
IGN's enterprise databases running Oracle, SQL and MySQL are professionally monitored and managed by Pythian Remote DBA
Certain product data ©1995-present Muze, Inc. For personal use only. All rights reserved.