Gummo

Gummo

Plot:

Centers around a couple of young individuals in a small town in Ohio.

Review:

This film actually comes close to a documentary and we get to see upclose the somewhat nihilistic lives of some residents in Xenia in the midwest. There is not a traditional narrative or story in any sense of the word, this is merely an observation into what some may call a decadent and tragic existence. Somewhat disturbing at times and definetely not polished to fit a "casual" viewer.

Xenia has been struck by a tournado a couple of years ago. This has affected the town quite a bit. Alienation and isolation increased even more and a touch of hopelessness strikes its citizens. Tummler (Nick Sutton) and Solomon (Jacob Reynolds) are the two leading actors and we get to follow their everyday lives that only seem to get more and more bizarre. We follow three sisters ( Most well known actress in this film Chloe Sevigny plays one of them) that are the ones portraying the last beacon of what is left of decency and morale but even they are in danger of getting dragged down into the mud, so to speak. We also encounter various other characters that too are smitten by the existensial angst that is abundant in this seemingly travesty of a place.

I find this to be interesting partially because it is a different take on films from what one usually see. It tells its story in shorter clips almost like short-story format. It doesn't offer any morals, good dialogue or exciting adventure. Its quite plain in alot of ways, and some of the time lacks dialogue completely. Has several strong scenes regardless and its quite difficult to be indifferent about it which almost always is a good thing in my opinion.

Trailer:

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