Gummo

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Summary: This is an important movie
Review: I saw this movie when it came out in 1997. It was one of my favorite films. It was visually stunning. It was arty. It abandon plot. It was sort a peek into white trash culture. I just watched it again as a DVD after six years have passed, and I have noticed a few things. One is that it looks a lot better on the screen than on a little TV screen. It seems sort of contrived in parts, where all the voice overs. All the narrations get annoying after a while. Most of the film is beautifully shot and is character driven. All the talk about depression doesn't really add anything. The performance of Linda Manz seems a little odd. It is more like Werner Hertzog's performance in Julien Donkey Boy. Both performances seem off kilter. Watching this movie, years later, it seems still good, but it has lost its impact. Julien Donkey Boy may be the better film of Harmony Korine.