Jawbreaker

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Rose McGowan vamps it up mercilessly as the "Satan in heels," a teenage-bitch queen whose birthday prank gone terminally wrong leaves her best friend dead, choked to death on a jawbreaker the size of a fist. Rebecca Gayheart, with her sparkling eyes and a smile that could melt an iceberg, is the good girl at heart who becomes a social pariah when she drops out of the group, trading her plunging necklines for librarian-lite sweaters and long skirts. Jawbreaker wants nothing less than to be the Heathers of its generation, but only intermittently hits the mark, such as when McGowan turns a mousy nobody into the next big thing, a slutty tease whose craving for attention soon challenges McGowan's supremacy. "She's evil," someone finally realizes, "and she's only in high school!" That's unfortunately the best Darren Stein's film gets. For all its catty talk and surface glamour, it's a flat, broadly directed satire that never lives up to its evocative title. Features an appearance by teen rock punks the Donnas as the prom band. --Sean Axmaker

Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2007-08-12

Pretty much one of my favorite movies of all time, Rose Mcgowan was incredible as Satan in Heels, and the comdey and dark edge kept you on your toes throughout the film.

THIS IS NO "HEATHERS"!!.......2007-07-28

Death totally bites...and so does this movie. Pathetic, contrived drivel served up as "entertainment", "a dark comedy",etc. This is neither a comedy (comedies make one laugh),or entertainment. Unlike Heathers, which underneath the humor lay the fundamental truth that high school can be damn traumatizing,this flick focuses on cliques without making any such deep statements; comparisons to Heathers are LUDICROUS. Heathers was for those who LOATHED high school; this is sold on sex appeal. Rose McGowan; is she beautiful? Yes. Does that equal talent? No, it comes as natural to her as farting. BFD. This dismal movie has ultimately nothing to say, is completely unfunny,and even The Donnas in an early appearance can't save it. That's why copies are going for a PENNY on VHS. It's GARBAGE, folks. Don't eat it. Hollywood may want you to, but you don't have to. I'd give this ZERO stars if such a rating existed here. This movie is a complete waste of one's time and money. Don't give in to the hot chicks on the cover; it's well-packaged refuse.

jawbreaker.......2007-03-29

Jawbreakeri thought that this was one of the worst movies i have ever seen i actually purchased this movie without ever seeing it once i viewed it i threw it in the garbage

Delightfully Bad Flick, and That's a Good Thing!.......2007-02-06

Most might look at this film and see it as a total bomb, but I see it as sinfully delightful in it's badness! It has a style and attitude all it's own within the overbearing genre aimed at teenage/20-somethings.

Quick Synopsis: The coolest girls in school, ruled by Courtney (the Queen Bee) decide to play a harmless prank on one of their girlfriends, Liz, for her birthday. Sadly, the prank turned tragic when it resulted in Liz's death -- an occurence that was accidentally witnessed by the nerdiest girl in school, Fern Mayo. Now Courtney and company must strike a deal with Fern (they give her a makeover and help her become beautiful and popular...like them) in order to keep her quiet.

This film has a dark comedy quality to it, much like the movie Heathers (THX Version) did. The characters have an odd and quirky manner of speaking, and it makes the dialogue somewhat broken and fascinating at the same time. Rose McGowan shines as the 'Satan-in-heels' Courtney Shayne. The wardrobe and filming sequences are captivating (as usual with teen flicks, there are plenty of slow motion hot chicks strutting down the school hallways). The music fits perfectly with each scene, and compliments the edgy attitude of the movie.

Still...one can't help but notice that this movie is certainly not Oscar material. It's appeal is to a very general, young (I'd say about 15-25 age range) female audience. Men might be entertained briefly by it's gorgeous leading ladies in revealing clothing (honesly though, what high schoolers actually dress that way?), but their interest might quickly fade as the thin plot and bizarre story starts to unfold.

I have to say that I love this movie. It's fun and twisted at the same time, and even though it's never going to rank high on many "must see" movie lists, it will always have a place on mine.

Bottom line, watch it and enjoy it for the somewhat unique film it is...even if you end up thinking it was kind of bad.

This is Such a Good Movie.......2006-12-16

I watched this at my friend's house and it was hilarious. Not only were the girls extremely hot, but the story was hilarious.

Courtney in particular was cool. My brother says I'd be her if I was a girl. But, since I'm not, I'll settle with marrying her. I feel bad for Julie though. Her life took a bad turn, but so does Courtney's at the end. I like the ending of the movie, it was good.

Even Marcy turns away from Courtney in the end. Too bad for Courtney. When she's talking to Vylette at one point on the phone, she says "Courtney Shane is priority number 1". That was hilarious.

No clue who that band is at the prom, but their music is cool.

All in all, good movie. Don't watch if you're offended by sex, cussing, smoking, drinking, or teenage infatuation, though. For everyone else, GET IT!

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Jawbreaker [Region 2]
Starring: Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , Judy Greer , and Ethan Erickson
Director: Darren Stein
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Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2007-08-12

Pretty much one of my favorite movies of all time, Rose Mcgowan was incredible as Satan in Heels, and the comdey and dark edge kept you on your toes throughout the film.

THIS IS NO "HEATHERS"!!.......2007-07-28

jawbreaker.......2007-03-29

Jawbreakeri thought that this was one of the worst movies i have ever seen i actually purchased this movie without ever seeing it once i viewed it i threw it in the garbage

Delightfully Bad Flick, and That's a Good Thing!.......2007-02-06

This is Such a Good Movie.......2006-12-16

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Jawbreaker [Region 2]
Starring: Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , Judy Greer , and Ethan Erickson
Director: Darren Stein
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Love it
THIS IS NO "HEATHERS"!!
jawbreaker
Delightfully Bad Flick, and That's a Good Thing!
This is Such a Good Movie

Jawbreaker [Region 2]
Starring: Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , Judy Greer , and Ethan Erickson
Director: Darren Stein
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Binding: DVD

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Customer Reviews:

Love it.......2007-08-12

Pretty much one of my favorite movies of all time, Rose Mcgowan was incredible as Satan in Heels, and the comdey and dark edge kept you on your toes throughout the film.

THIS IS NO "HEATHERS"!!.......2007-07-28

jawbreaker.......2007-03-29

Jawbreakeri thought that this was one of the worst movies i have ever seen i actually purchased this movie without ever seeing it once i viewed it i threw it in the garbage

Delightfully Bad Flick, and That's a Good Thing!.......2007-02-06

This is Such a Good Movie.......2006-12-16

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