Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Ella-May O'Brien Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

Pepper Anne Pups is the story of two thirteen year-old friends who display all the classic symptoms of a crazy childhood - fascinations with violence, absentee parents, a disconnection with reality, a filthy mouth, and so forth. One of these kids, Stevie, after not going through with suicide via hanging by a noose tied to a ceiling fan, finds his mother's gun and suggests to his girlfriend that they rob a bank. Idiotic for sure, but they actually go through with, in a standoff that lasts a lot longer than necessary, considering the circumstances.Blurring the lines between reality and fiction, Stevie carries out his own personal war against the world and triumph of apathy waving a gun in the face of adults, and taking advantage of the standoff with police to order food and contraception, get drunk, and star on MTV as we, the audience all the while are wondering what is to become of this boy. The moment he held up the bank he reached the point of no return. And his girlfriend plays along with this temporary fantasy, enjoying a brief stint as a makeshift Bonnie to Stevie's Clyde. Meanwhile, the negotiator (Burt Reynolds) is both baffled by Stevie's requests and hoping that the kids will end their standoff.But the commentary of detached youth become so unbelievable as the circumstances of the plot verge on pure hokum. The interview with Kurt Loder, for example. The fact that at least five of the six adult hostages don't even try to overpower Stevie or his girlfriend, despite there being numerous opportunities to do so. And all the while, the portrayal of Stevie, more so than his girlfriend, attempt to portray generalization of youth that become increasingly condescending. Although, I was bothered by the script in the beginning as the dialog among the kids sounded more like something a writer read in a slang handbook.The acting wasn't all that wonderful and Burt Reynolds seemed more disinterested than vigilante. All in all, I'm mixed about this one.

1 Penny Pups reminds me of the kind of story an eleven year old might act out in his back yard on a boring summer's day after having just watched Dog Day Afternoon. It's completely childish. Two kids make an impromptu bank robbery after finding a gun on the way to school, or something outrageous to the like. A suicidal teenager who only seems suicidal because he is telling us and his docile little girlfriend yell and curse their way through a tenuous plot.It's like the writer/director is giving the audience no credibility. Where's the depth into the psychology of the characters? There is none. They contradict their emotions and go with the flow, playing the robbery like a game of kiss and catch. It doesn't help that the acting from the kids is forced and amateurish.If you want a good movie revolving around a bank robbery, I draw your attention back to the parallel of Dog Day Afternoon.

clifford355 I see you have written reviews for many films and probably consider yourself as a well experienced movie watcher (lol) I understand what you're saying about this film, i agree it was poor but i still enjoyed it, it's really not that bad. Hey it's a film and sometimes things are a bit unreal like the bank being open before school etc. I think that Cameron played really well considering it was one of his first films, we all have to start somewhere! Mischa however was like a cardboard cutout, a few outbursts both outside the bank could have been done better. I think that the swearing and gun waving was a clever way of setting the confusion and panic young Stevie was going through. He was starting to realize that this was seriousHowever people enjoy different films and we are both entitled to our own opinion i do agree that it was poor but still enjoyable

KGitt44498 Unfortunately, the same person ("Ash") wrote, directed and produced this, thereby circumventing the checks and balances that otherwise might lead to a watchable movie.This movie is really bad in every category. The acting consists mostly of waving a gun and shouting profanities. The camera work is jerky hand held style.The plot? Two kids rob bank, have standoff with Burt Reynolds, want MTV interview. The End. But how many banks are open before school hours, say eight AM?Also, I'm pretty sure Mischa's skimpy outfit (tank top/mini skirt) is not up to school regulations, but for some people, the few panty shots might be the highlight of the film. Nothing to recommend.