Critic Reviews

Pumpkin (2002) Rank 4 Reviews

Expert Review Summary

Movie critics combined give Pumpkin (2002) a score of 2.3816 out of 4

based on (125) reviews

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Excellent

(8)

Very Good

(65)

Good

(40)

Fair

(10)

Poor

(2)

Reviews by Score:

NUVO Newsweekly (Edward Johnson-Ott)

Although there are many juicy supporting performances, Christina Ricci owns this movie. What a wonderful talent, and what a maddening, but enjoyable film. ...read the complete Pumpkin movie review at NUVO Newsweekly (Edward Johnson-Ott)

The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)

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Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Is alive, and takes chances, and uses the wicked blade of satire in order to show up the complacent political correctness of other movies in its campus genre. ...read the complete Pumpkin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

"Pumpkin" defies description. Maybe it doesn't need a category, it needs a diagnosis. Relentlessly, and sometimes brilliantly, it forces us to decide what we really think, how permissive our taste really is, how far a black comedy can go before it goes to ...read the complete Pumpkin movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)

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Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)

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Dallas Morning News (Gary Dowell)

Instead of putting an easy-to-swallow candy coating on a touchy subject, Pumpkin searches for beauty in ugliness and quality in imperfection. ...read the complete Pumpkin movie review at Dallas Morning News (Gary Dowell)

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Scott Steinberg)

Weird. Rewarding. ...read the complete Pumpkin movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Scott Steinberg)