Film Mumford Directed by Lawrence Kasdan Starring Loren Dean, Hope Davis, Jason Lee Touchstone Pictures
What do mail order junkies, balding men with obscure sexual fantasies, and red-lipped, black-eyed, gothic teens all have in common? No, you did not see them featured on Jerry Springer's most random episode, but chances are, if you live in the quaint little town of Mumford, you may have caught them spilling their guts in the office to the oh-so-popular psychologist Dr. Mumford. Yes, that's Dr. Mumford living in Mumford. And if you have eight dollars and two hours to waste, I invite you to indulge in several other, much more ridiculous, aspects of the characters and plot.
In Mumford, writer/director/producer Lawrence Kasdan attempts to tell the tale of Doctor Mumford (Loren Dean) and the wide variety of patients and personas that he encounters through his small town practice. The dominant flaw of the film is Kasdan's unparalleled ability to get sidetracked. Perhaps he was distracted by episodes of America's Most Wanted, perhaps by cheesy soap operas, or maybe even by an episode of Judge Judy. The only word that sufficiently describes the plot of Mumford, and I'll I say it three times, is random, random, random.
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