“The Gutter” is one of SXSW’s more disappointing premieres—a comedy that should be bowling strikes, but ends up missing most of the pins instead.
A lot of athletes involved in less popular sports—games that aren’t soccer, football, basketball, hockey; you get the gist—don’t get their time in the spotlight. Where are all the movies about famous fencers? We could use an uplifting movie about water polo. As we learn in the gonzo comedy, the world of bowling is a fraught, racist, and uber-competitive area of the world worth mining for stories just like any of the bigger sports.
Sarandon enters around halfway through the film as retired pro bowler Linda Curson, who also happens to be Skunk’s estranged mother. With bedazzled hot-pink gloves, a spicy attitude, and a disdain for her try-hard daughter, Linda steals every scene she’s in. The real war should be between her and Walt, although Walt only wants to sleep with her. Instead, we see Skunk fighting her maternal demons. Linda is a fabulous villain, but she needs a more solid pair of protagonists to butt up against.
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