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.
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02/28/07
Jawbreaker (1998)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:4
Rotten:53
Average Rating:3.3/10
Consensus: This throwaway comedy falls victim to its hip sensibilities.
Runtime: 87 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: In what seems to be a hybrid of classic teen flicks HEATHERS and CLUELESS, three of the most popular girls in school (Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart and Julie Benz) pretend to kidnap their friend... [More]
Starring: Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Judy Greer
Director: Darren Stein
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Reviews for Jawbreaker
Top CriticThe only good thing about Jawbreaker is The Donnas. They rock.
05/26/06
Teenagers, as well as the rest of the audience, really don't need to insulted.
10/11/04
Plays like the unhealthy spawn of Carrie and Heathers.
01/01/00
Fun at the start, but can turn into a chore to complete.
01/01/00
Top CriticDeath and comedy rarely mix, and this tedious and painfully un-funny effort by director Darren Stein is no exception.
12/08/02
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.
01/01/00
Despite some inspired camera work and exhilarating wardrobe and music choices, the film lacks humour, and there's a mean-spiritedness about it that is eventually off-putting.
01/01/00
I’d just as soon have my jaw broken than to sit through this one again.
01/01/00
If you don't want to view an hour-and-a-half long catfight, Jawbreaker is a definite no.
01/01/00
Not particularly funny or trenchant.
01/01/00
Top CriticDoes an admirable job of further defining just how ruthless, superficial, symbolic and saccharine is that social and vocational training ground called high school.
01/01/00
A darkly fun romp.
01/01/00
If you are up for a dark teen comedy, you could do much worse than Jawbreaker.
01/01/00
The most unfortunate thing about Jawbreaker has to be its blatant imitation of 1989's vastly superior Heathers.
06/05/02
A slick production of a lame script!
01/01/00
Top CriticThere's no fluff like brash, jaded fluff!
01/01/00
The humour is weak and its black, VERY black giving it a limited appeal.
01/15/08
For all its posturing, and despite an odd cameo by McGowan's fiance, Marilyn Manson, Jawbreaker is missing anything resembling its own sensibility.
01/01/00
Jawbreaker offers no new insights into teen hell.
01/01/00
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