Call me a conspiracy theorest, but I believe that John Waters made this bad film as a sort of in joke just to see which critics would give it good reviews. Pecker is a disgrace of a film, with bad acting, a terrible script and parts that try so hard to be funny that they actually turn the viewer against the film.
The film is its smartest at the start when we are first introduced to Pecker and his neurotic family and friends. Once we really start to know them, they all seem either fake (little Chrissy), uninteresting (the two homeless people; Why?), or just plain annoying in a bad way (Pecker's mom and sister). Furlong never seems to understand his character and is never convincing (he doesn't even seem to know how to hold a camera). Ricci is also less than convincing unlike many other critics would like to believe. Compare her work here to The Opposite of Sex and you'll see what I mean.
There is no continuous story to this film and the story used isn't interesting. A lot of sub-themes are introduced and never explained why. For instance, Pecker's dad's bar that makes no money. What is the purpose of this? None.
I must applaud John Waters on his in-joke and choose to give him an average rating for doing so, otherwise the film itself gets a 2/10.
5/10 stars.
The film is its smartest at the start when we are first introduced to Pecker and his neurotic family and friends. Once we really start to know them, they all seem either fake (little Chrissy), uninteresting (the two homeless people; Why?), or just plain annoying in a bad way (Pecker's mom and sister). Furlong never seems to understand his character and is never convincing (he doesn't even seem to know how to hold a camera). Ricci is also less than convincing unlike many other critics would like to believe. Compare her work here to The Opposite of Sex and you'll see what I mean.
There is no continuous story to this film and the story used isn't interesting. A lot of sub-themes are introduced and never explained why. For instance, Pecker's dad's bar that makes no money. What is the purpose of this? None.
I must applaud John Waters on his in-joke and choose to give him an average rating for doing so, otherwise the film itself gets a 2/10.
5/10 stars.