Jawbreaker: Critic Reviews

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  • Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly (Top Critic)
    50
    A synthetic yet shrill sadomasochistic cartoon!
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Janet Maslin New York Times (Top Critic)
    40
    Not enough here that's new.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Desson Thomson Washington Post (Top Critic)
    Why sit through a lesser imitation, when you could just rent Heathers and those other movies for a far more enjoyable time?
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Dennis Lim Village Voice (Top Critic)
    Only the soundtrack (the Donnas, Imperial Teen) and the irrepressible McGowan make it fractionally more bearable.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Jeff Millar Houston Chronicle (Top Critic)
    The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny?
    Full Review » 7 years ago
  • Chris Vognar Dallas Morning News (Top Critic)
    It's a tired lousy movie, a terrible twosome that deserves your heartfelt indifference.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times (Top Critic)
    38
    A slick production of a lame script!
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Mark Caro Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)
    Not particularly funny or trenchant.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Lisa Alspector Chicago Reader (Top Critic)
    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.
    Full Review » 5 years ago
  • Emanuel Levy Variety (Top Critic)
    More stylish than 'Heathers,' but not nearly as witty or engaging.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Ernest Hardy Film.com (Top Critic)
    One-liners tumble over one another, dulling their own impact. Plot points hurl from the screen with velocity, but fizzle from a lack of inspiration.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Liam Lacey Globe and Mail (Top Critic)
    50
    Not quite a satire, not quite an homage, Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Mary Elizabeth Williams Salon.com (Top Critic)
    Jawbreaker may promise a series of gleefully cheap thrills, but in the end all it delivers is a whole lot of bad taste.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • James Berardinelli ReelViews (Top Critic)
    63
    Fun at the start, but can turn into a chore to complete.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Garth Franklin Dark Horizons
    The humour is weak and its black, VERY black giving it a limited appeal.
    Full Review » 4 years ago
  • Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid
    50
    The only good thing about Jawbreaker is The Donnas. They rock.
    Full Review » 6 years ago
  • Dragan Antulov rec.arts.movies.reviews
    20
    Teenagers, as well as the rest of the audience, really don't need to insulted.
    Full Review » 8 years ago
  • Alex Sandell Juicy Cerebellum
    60
    Mildly diverting rip-off of the far superior, Heathers.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Merle Bertrand Film Threat
    30
    Death and comedy rarely mix, and this tedious and painfully un-funny effort by director Darren Stein is no exception.
    Full Review » 9 years ago
  • Jeff Vice Deseret News, Salt Lake City
    50
    Jawbreaker was better the first time it was released. Of course, it was called Heathers back then.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • Francesca Dinglasan Boxoffice Magazine
    30
    The most unfortunate thing about Jawbreaker has to be its blatant imitation of 1989's vastly superior Heathers.
    Full Review » 10 years ago
  • James Kendrick Q Network Film Desk
    38
    Smells of something trying much too hard with too little to show for the effort.
    Full Review » 11 years ago
  • David Noh Film Journal International
    Desperately wants to be an edgy, ultra-hip black comedy along the lines of 'Heathers,' with the 'Grand Guignol' aspects of 'Carrie' thrown in for good measure. Unhappily, writer-director Darren Stein fatally lacks the requisite wit to bring it off.
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • Maitland McDonagh TV Guide's Movie Guide
    60
    It all looks great, but really...who cares?
    Full Review » 12 years ago
  • David Elliott San Diego Union-Tribune
    There's no fluff like brash, jaded fluff!
    Full Review » 12 years ago
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