Dawn is an active member of her high-school chastity club but, when she meets Tobey, nature takes its course, and the pair answer the call. They suddenly learn she is a living example of the vagina dentata myth, when the encounter takes a grisly turn.
Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic. Granted, a horror movie about vagina dentata was probably never destined to be tasteful, but Lichtenstein's comp
– Jessica Reaves,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar 2008
fresh:
Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic.
– Tasha Robinson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar 2008
fresh:
Whether you view it as a primordial image from the collective unconscious or a practical warning against promiscuity, vagina dentata makes an indubitably memorable impression -- and an ideal premise for a tongue-in-cheek teen horror movie.
– Jim Emerson,
Chicago Sun-Times,
28 Mar 2008
rotten:
I'm not sure I've ever seen rape, incest or abuse dealt with so vapidly.
– Dave Calhoun,
Time Out,
17 Nov 2011
rotten:
As amateurishly made as it is, Teeth runs on a kind of angry distrust toward boys.