Jawbreaker 1999

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Read more

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Not enough here that's new. Read more

Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader: Lame shock scenes, crucial plot points inserted without setups, and an unsuccessful attempt to exploit the camp value of some actors cast in minor parts are the least of the problems in this black comedy. Read more

Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle: The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny? Read more

Paul Tatara, CNN.com: The worst movie I've seen in 1999. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: A synthetic yet shrill sadomasochistic cartoon! Read more

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: Not quite a satire, not quite an homage, Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: It's a tired lousy movie, a terrible twosome that deserves your heartfelt indifference. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Fun at the start, but can turn into a chore to complete. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: A slick production of a lame script! Read more

Mary Elizabeth Williams, Salon.com: Jawbreaker may promise a series of gleefully cheap thrills, but in the end all it delivers is a whole lot of bad taste. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: The lowest piece of garbage to hit screens in months. Read more

Emanuel Levy, Variety: Imitative of Heathers, but not nearly as witty or engaging. Read more

Dennis Lim, Village Voice: Only the soundtrack (the Donnas, Imperial Teen) and the irrepressible McGowan make it fractionally more bearable. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Why sit through a lesser imitation, when you could just rent Heathers and those other movies for a far more enjoyable time? Read more