I know what you'll all say - that this is truly the way people are that this is dysfunctional America uncovered at last, but it really isn't. Without any major plot spoilers, how many people kill both of their grandparents? Or how many stepfathers try and sexually assault their TEENAGE stepson? I could go on...but I won't. This film is so horrid, so over the top in its look at "suburban life" that you'll regret you spent the time watching it that you'll never get back. yes, there are screwed up folks, but this is 100% screwed up, all the time, which makes it as realistic as "Mars Attacks". True dysfunctionality is shown in films like "American Splendor" of "About Schmidt" far more realistically, without the cheesy shock value or "piling on" as in Ken Park.
I actually liked "Bully" - it covers much of the same territory, but it features a plot and realistic actions by real characters - the real monkey wrench is the awful Harmony Korine, whose "gummo" is a boring train wreck. So is "Ken Park", except the train has dislodged more lethal boxcars.
I actually liked "Bully" - it covers much of the same territory, but it features a plot and realistic actions by real characters - the real monkey wrench is the awful Harmony Korine, whose "gummo" is a boring train wreck. So is "Ken Park", except the train has dislodged more lethal boxcars.