Jawbreaker (1999) Critic Reviews
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Wickedly hilarious. [19 Feb 1999]Read the full review
Like the candy from which it gets its name, Jawbreaker is fun at the start, but can turn into a chore to complete.Read the full review
A synthetic yet shrill sadomasochistic cartoon.Read the full review
[McGowan's] serene psychopathology is the movie's most consistent pleasure, and to see her is to both love and fear her.Read the full review
A slick production of a lame script, which kills time for most of its middle half-hour. If anyone in the plot had the slightest intelligence, the story would implode.Read the full review
The strongest dimensions of this self-conscious but centerless film are four sexy actresses parading in colorful costumes and Amy Vincent's radiant lensing, which makes the picture seem hipper than it is.Read the full review
Why sit through a lesser imitation, when you could just rent "Heathers" and those other movies for a far more enjoyable time? Drop-dead bitchery? Been there, done that.Read the full review
The film's bright look and visual energy are much more liberating than the machinations of its teen queens.Read the full review
A nasty black comedy whose relentlessly glossy exterior recalls both Araki and John Waters without the wit or smarts of either...As a black comedy, Jawbreaker has one major flaw: It's not funny.Read the full review
An air of self-congratulation hangs over the empty tank of gas called Jawbreaker, as if writer-director Darren Stein just can't wait to dazzle us with the gaudy visuals he's soldered onto a standard-issue black-comedy script.Read the full review
