Jawbreaker (1999)

All Critics (57) | Top Critics (19) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (53) | DVD (9)

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.

February 28, 2007 Full Review

Lisa Alspector

Chicago Reader

Top Critic

The producers of this film, which depicts teen-age girls as an assemblage of negative stereotypes, are female. Can females practice misogyny?

July 21, 2005 Full Review

Jeff Millar

Houston Chronicle

Top Critic

Only the soundtrack (the Donnas, Imperial Teen) and the irrepressible McGowan make it fractionally more bearable.

November 7, 2002 Full Review

Dennis Lim

Village Voice

Top Critic

It's a tired lousy movie, a terrible twosome that deserves your heartfelt indifference.

November 6, 2002 Full Review

Chris Vognar

Dallas Morning News

Top Critic

Not quite a satire, not quite an homage, Jawbreaker falls into a third category: audaciously unoriginal.

March 22, 2002 Full Review

Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Top Critic

The worst movie I've seen in 1999.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Paul Tatara

CNN.com

Top Critic

The humour is weak and its black, VERY black giving it a limited appeal.

January 15, 2008 Full Review

Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

The only good thing about Jawbreaker is The Donnas. They rock.

May 26, 2006 Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Teenagers, as well as the rest of the audience, really don't need to insulted.

October 11, 2004 Full Review

Dragan Antulov

rec.arts.movies.reviews

Mildly diverting rip-off of the far superior, Heathers.

February 12, 2003 | Comment (1)

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

Death and comedy rarely mix, and this tedious and painfully un-funny effort by director Darren Stein is no exception.

December 8, 2002 Full Review

Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

Jawbreaker was better the first time it was released. Of course, it was called Heathers back then.

November 6, 2002 Full Review

Jeff Vice

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The most unfortunate thing about Jawbreaker has to be its blatant imitation of 1989's vastly superior Heathers.

June 5, 2002 Full Review

Francesca Dinglasan

Boxoffice Magazine

Smells of something trying much too hard with too little to show for the effort.

February 27, 2001 Full Review

James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Unoriginal. Not particularly funny.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Harvey S. Karten

Compuserve

Too dark to be funny and plagued by abyss-sized holes in the plot, slavish dialogue and sketch-quality acting, Jawbreaker is a 15 minute idea stretched into a feature film.

January 1, 2000 Full Review

Rob Blackwelder

SPLICEDWire

It all looks great, but really...who cares?

January 1, 2000

Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

• 1. Courtney Shayne: What a fucking tearjerker. Look, Marce, its like Terms of Endearment Part III, only this time the boyfriends gay.
  – Submitted by Roberto M (58 days ago)
• 1. Courtney Shayne: I killled Liz. I killed the teen dream. Deal with it.
  – Submitted by Johanna Crus C (10 months ago)
• 1. Miss Sherman: Make it by 3:00 I have a pet to groom.
  – Submitted by Vanessa B (16 months ago)
• 1. Julie Freeman: It's over Courtney.
  2. Courtney Shayne: I am petrified.
  – Submitted by Vanessa B (16 months ago)
• 1. Courtney Shayne: First we are gonna stuff her pretty face with pancakes,then tie her to the flagpole in her bra and panties and watch the humiliation begin.
  2. Marcie Fox: She is gonna die (laughs).
  – Submitted by Vanessa B (16 months ago)
• 1. Courtney Shayne: I made you and I can break you just as easily.
  2. Fern Mayo/Vylette: Good idea kill me like you did Liz.
  – Submitted by Vanessa B (16 months ago)

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