This slick adaptation of Augusten Burroughs' fanciful memoir of a boundary-free childhood establishes a vibrant, music-video-esque palette; the grade-A cast (especially the exquisite Annette Bening) lands every line; comedy and pathos fight tooth and nail for narrative pull. It's invigorating entertainment, but we can't connect to these caricatures. EXTRAS A less-than-incisive interview with Burroughs and quickie featurettes...set to a soft-core porn soundtrack. A nod to Scissors' '70s setting, or a horrible miscalculation? B-
Image credit: Running with Scissors: Suzanne Tenner
NOT SO SHARP Joseph Cross, Bening, and the rest of the Scissors cast is on point, but in the end, the movie just doesn't cut it
Details Release Date: Feb 06, 2007; DVD Release Date: Feb 06, 2007; Movie Rated: R; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Annette Bening and Joseph Cross; Distributor: TriStar Pictures
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