Rotten
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.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
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Jawbreaker
Overview
When an exclusive clique of teenage socialites accidentally murder their best friend on the morning of her birthday, the three girls responsible conspire to hide the truth.
Director and cast
- Darren Stein Director
- Rose McGowan as Courtney Shayne
- Rebecca Gayheart as Julie Freeman
- Julie Benz as Marcie Fox
- Judy Greer as Fern Mayo
- Pam Grier as Detective Vera Cruz
- Carol Kane as Ms. Sherwood
- Chad Christ as Zack Tartak
- Ethan Erickson as Dane Sanders
- Tatyana Ali as Brenda
- Charlotte Ayanna as Liz Purr
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny?
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Only the soundtrack (the Donnas, Imperial Teen) and the irrepressible McGowan make it fractionally more bearable.
Dennis Lim, Village Voice
Rotten
It's a tired lousy movie, a terrible twosome that deserves your heartfelt indifference.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Rotten
Not quite a satire, not quite an homage, Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
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