The reason I'm writing this, my first, review on IMDb is to spare other viewers the pain of trying to watch The Watermellon. In fact, I found the other reviews posted here amazing in that they thought that this movie had some redeeming qualities. My family and I, which includes adult open-minded people, tried very hard to watch the entire movie - but just couldn't! This movie has absolutely the worst plot, acting, make-up, and filming of any movie that I've ever seen. When movies have excessive narration, as this one does, there is usually something wrong with the plot. From the start, one has to endure the narrator telling you what you are supposed to be seeing. The scene in which the homeless young woman drops here towel exposing full frontal nudity is absolutely unnecessary and has nothing to do with the "plot". The acting is worse than any high school play. The make-up, in particular the scene of the homeless young woman, looks more like amateurs on Halloween. Before and during her shower, her dirty/scruffy appearance looks like someone has carelessly smudged charcoal all over her. In short, as someone who loves great movies, and usually enjoys quirky movies, I can promise you that this is neither.
Review of The Watermelon
The Watermelon
(2008)
A poorly acted movie with no redeeming qualities.
31 August 2010
Warning: Spoilers