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Teeth (2008)
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Reviews Counted:62
Fresh:51
Rotten:11
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Smart, original, and horrifically funny, Teeth puts a fresh feminist spin on horror movie tropes.
Theatrical Release:Jan 18, 2008 Limited
Box Office: $182,599
Synopsis: Writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein's feature debut is a horror comedy combining elements of atom-age 1950s horror films with mythology and feminist theory. The result is a smart, sassy B-movie... [More]
Starring: Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
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Reviews for Teeth
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Writer-director Mitchell Lichtenstein's low-budget horror film is...more satirical than scary...however, he ultimately delivers the gory goods. Full Review |
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7/10 |
Teeth is a unique hybrid of black comedy and horror movie send-up that is great good fun. Full Review |
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The tone of the film wavers between satire and horror-comedy, but that doesn't diminish the entertainment value of what plays like a tongue in cheek celebration of a woman who turns her imperfection into empowerment Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
This is an incredibly unique, dark, smart, and humorous story of a woman discovering what she is capable of. Full Review |
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a witty satire that explores the state of the (female) body politic, spread-eagled between the puritanical and the priapic in a culturally confused America. Full Review |
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B |
It all works well enough that I wish it had been less of a cartoon. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
You'll have to forgive the pun, but it simply lacks bite. Full Review |
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3/4 |
A well crafted clashing of sub-genres and themes that works to its advantage, making it an instant cult classic... Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Dawn may be the heroine of Teeth, but in the end the movie is still a little afraid of her. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Lichtenstein has a lot of ambitious ideas for his debut film but lacks the skills to pull any of them off Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
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 Full Review |
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3/4 |
Star Jess Weixler, exerting the command and persona of a young Meryl Streep, grants enough earnest innocence that instead of fearing Dawn, you fear for her. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
In one of the great light bulb ideas that could only happen in association with making movies, along comes Teeth to bite us hard. If you think the rhetorical illustration of the events defy logic, just wait to actually sink your own teeth into it. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
It's definitely not for Aunt Minnie, but cult movie mavens will appreciate director Mitchell Lichtenstein's willingness to push the boundaries of bad taste. Full Review |
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3/5 |
That the movie manages to successfully transcend shock value is probably its greatest accomplishment. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
Daring, funny and unabashedly Indie, Teeth is an original and ingenious creation. Grab a bunch of men and go see it, just make sure they have enough room to cross their legs. Full Review |
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Teeth works so well and is so original for at least the first half that it makes the slight fumble near the end zone forgivable. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Teeth bites off more than it can chew. Full Review |
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