Welcome to the Dollhouse

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Stella J I did not think this movie was very good, if there is a deeper meaning then I guess I don't understand it. I feel that nothing tied together and this movie and it was random and confusing. I had seen clips of it on other social media platforms and thought it could be a good movie, but it wasn't. I would never recommend anyone to watch this movie and I feel that I wasted an hour and a half of my life for nothing. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/01/24 Full Review Rick M I love this movie. It takes me back to my own experiences in 7th grade. I remember being warned about all kinds of things entering 7th grade, like getting your head shoved in the toilet, or getting a stiffy in gym class. Even more harrowing for me was travelling to Guam midway through 7th grade to a school who's marquee read "Students may not park their cars on campus." They were serious. I had just turned 12 in November of 1967. There were two kids who were 13 years old. The rest ranged in age from 14-19. The year before, there was a kid who was 21 in the 7th grade because his parents wouldn't let him quit school until he was an adult. My sister had a 19 year old kid in her 5th grade class. My younger brother didn't have any 19 year old classmates, but there were two 16 year old girls and one of them was pregnant. Remember that junior high had a mix of people across the spectrum. People headed to a lifetime in prison have not been seperated from society yet and you might have to sit next to them in class. Nothing is ever ss frightening as transitioning from elementary school to junior high or middle school. This movie hilariously captures every frightening moment. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Tera K I decided to check out this film because I find Todd Solondz to be an interesting director and enjoyed it! It's definitely weird at times and not something I'd recommend to everyone, some of the scenes and dialogue involving Brandon felt unnecessary at times. But the film was overall good and the cast did well, it was witty and the whole bit about Dawn's little sister was really great. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/14/23 Full Review Steve D Far too odd for me to enjoy. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Aldo G Kids can be cruel. So can movie directors. That's my reaction to director Todd Solondz's work on his second feature film. His portrayal of a 7th grader who is almost driven to murder because of how alienated she feels is cruel. That doesn't make it a bad movie. It just makes Welcome To The Dollhouse unwelcomingly depressing. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/22/22 Full Review wayne k Todd Solondz is not a widely known name in the film world, but he's crafted some of the most shocking and controversial film of the last few decades, and deserves a lot more credit than he gets. A few years ago I seen what's likely his most famous, or infamous, movie, Happiness. Like most people, I ended the film with my jaw on the floor. Welcome To The Dollhouse, the movie he made before Happiness, is full of his trademark dark humour and social satire, following an unpopular junior school student who gets mistreated by seemingly everybody who knows her, finding no solace at home or in her classroom. It's exaggerated stereotypes highlight and satirise the kind of people we meet throughout our lives, and the situations our heroine finds herself in are often over the top and even unlikely, but it's taking place in a world where things are amped up, so it makes thematic sense for them to be like that. It's brutal, stark and doesn't pull its punches, and as such I can see it disgusting and alienating certain audiences. It's message of school and young adolescence being unrelentingly crap isn't necessarily true, but I'm sure it'll resonate with many people. It's not the kind of movie you'd watch often, but it'll be a difficult one to get out of your head. So if you like your movies dark and disturbing, Welcome To The Dollhouse has you covered. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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