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Jawbreaker

Jawbreaker

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: rebecca gayheart in jawbreaker
Review: I would suggest this movie for rent and not for purchase unless you are a fan of rebecca gayheart or rose mcgowan. This was just another teenie-bopper flick that didn't have anything that i could remember.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Gotta See It!
Review: Everyone wanted to be them. You know who they are. Every high school has girls like them. They rule. First there was Courtney, also known as Satan in heels, self-elected "most popular." Then there was Marcy Fox, known to the rest of the world as Foxy, a legend in her own little mind. And Julie, doomed to be popular because of that face AND because she was best friends with Liz Per. Everyone loved Liz. Not just because she was smart, rich, popular, or beautiful. Even though she was all those things, everyone loved Liz because, well, she was sweet. It's a shame about what happened to Liz. That's no way to wake up on your 18th birthday........

"Omigod! What's in her throat? Courtney?" Julie is so upset by the death of her best friend. But she just can't tell what happened on that horrible morning. The morning her whole world turned around. How can she prove that Courtney did it? That Courtney killed her? Buy Jawbreaker and see!

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Don't even think about it.
Review: I made the mistake of buying this incredibly bad movie right here at Amazon, and I'd like to tell everyone not to do the same thing. Everything is wrong here, girls change constantly from being quite evil to being saints; I can buy Rose McGowan, she is evil and stays that way (although her performance is basically one-note). But Gayheart's part is a joke. Why did she hang out with McGowan when she has such a good heart in the first place? This just doesn't add up. Certainly, "Heathers" it isn't, no way! There is a commentary track on the DVD and obviously the director had fun making the movie. Unfortunately, the viewing experience is painful.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: God Awful
Review: This is quite possible the worst movie I have ever seen. I can not believe I am admitting to have sat through it. It clearly tried to be Heathers but it doesn't even come close. The plot is ridiculous, the story goes nowhere,there aren't any likable character, all of the characters are undeveloped, many parts of the story line just don't make any sense, it's annoying, disturbing and bad. Usually I like annoying, disturbing and bad, but this wasn't good.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Carrie Meets The Heathers
Review: I was totally impressed by this movie. It is amazing. It has been 7 years since I graduated and I can honestly say that Darien Stein captured the horrors of the high school higharcy. Rose McGowan portrays the character Courtney as if she was born to play it. The Marylyn Mansion cameo is so awesome. It reminds me of the heathers mixed up with Carrie. Rebecca Gayheart just knows how to do the whole sweet innocent girl act. If there is any version to own it is definitely the DVD. The Commentary by Stein is so fantastic it really adds to the enjoyment of this feature. I watched the director's commentary with the subtitles so I could follow what was going on while listening to how the picture was brought into being. After viewing the movie and myself picking up some of the visual imagery it was fantastic to see how the director intended it to be that way. The whole creation of the Jawbreaker in the beginning and How Stein intended the visual imagery that was definitely apparent; shows that at least someone in Hollywood is tying to give us value for a seven Dollar movie and especially a home video. The only purpose to purchase the video is to view the movie at home as many times as you like; at you're own time so you can catch all the things you missed the first time, but do not wish to pay 7$ a pop to see it at the theater some 10 times. The purpose of owning a DVD of the video is to have more features than VHS can give. Such as Special Features, Subtitles, the Original Trailer that attracted you're attention when you viewed the movie, as well as great picture quality. "Tri-Star" delivers all this and more with "JAWBREAKER" My only gripe is I wish they had put the Girls theme song YOOHOO video in the special features.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Pretty Good
Review: I was really excited about seeing this at first cause im a big fan of Rose Mcgowan but i must say i was a bit shocked at how bad it was yet like all bad movies i always end up loving them, i dunno why it always happens, but i was somewhat drawn to this film, i just watched it over and over i really enjoyed it after a few times, its a great movie dark, funny, and everythign you need to make a hit these days, i recommend it!

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Jawbreaker?
Review: If you're thinking about watching Jawbreaker because you want a solid storyline, then don't.

It doesn't have one.

Jawbreaker is supposed to be about three high school friends who lose their best friend, Liz ,after an innocent prank goes wrong. They spend the entire movie trying to cover up her death and play it off as a murder. Unfortunately, the school geek, Fern, has seen the body and knows who really killed Liz. So Courtney ( Rose McGowan ) makes a deal with Fern that she can't refuse: If Fern keeps her trap shut, then Courtney will make her popular. ( Fern changes her name to Violett after becoming popular )

If only they would have stuck to that basic plotline, then the story would have been more solid..

The movie had a lot of holes and loose ends left, and just some downright ridiculous parts, for example: when Fern/Vilett is "dancing" on the hood of her brand new red convertible while surrounded by a gawking crowd... need I say more? And the cheesy " You're never going to get away with this.." lines just need to go. I felt like I was watching a bitchy scooby doo flick at times..

BUT... the movie has its redeeming qualities.

For instance, I personally think that Rose McGowan plays her character Courtney beautifully. ( If you could call it that.. ). I always admire someone who can really pull of playing a bad guy in a flick, and she really can. Of course, as the movie progresses, her character does get a little hokey.

The supporting characters were good, but they really didn't help the plotline all that much.

But bringing Marilyn Manson into the film, who can be seen here without all of the gruesome stage makeup, was really a neat twist, seeing as he and McGowan were or still are dating. I'm not really a Manson fan myself, but I wasn't expecting to see him in a movie, even if his girlfriend was in it.

If you like Quentin Tarantino style movies, then you would like this one, because it obviously is one. The costumes are good, and the movie is definately original in some aspects.

But.. if you are the kind of person who doesn't really get into the deeper meaning of movies and who likes to be able to understand what you are watching, then Jawbreaker is definately not for you. At least, not to own.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Save yourself
Review: This was one of the five worst movies I have ever seen. It was gross, attempted to be artsy fartsy, and frighteningly strange at some parts. After I got done watching the movie I wanted to take a shower and pray the rosery to cleanse both my body and soul. It sucked.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Heathers - Lite
Review: Fun movie..Like a previous reviewer said "Heather's meets Clueless". It definitely tickeled my sick sense of humor and if you don't expect to much out of it you should enjoy it too. My only nitpick is that it tries to convince the viewer that that the police would have fallen for the (rather unbelievable) death scene the girls wind up creating. After all, it is stated she is a virgin at one point, doesn't the medical examiner catch that in the autopsy? Also, I wish the investigating detective had been developed a bit better as she starts out tough and you think a potential match for the head of the group but winds up being a gullible boob. Overall a good movie to while away a Sunday afternoon on.

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Heathers this ain't
Review: At first veiwing, I thought this would be a dark comedy, and it starts like one: death of a long-time friend first evokes panic, then is replaced by an almost callous attitude ( as seen in the high school bathroom ) and eventually deception and betrayal follow. The bright settings and clothes are a stark contrast to their grim deed, and Rose Mcdowell plays her role wonderfully. Unfortunatley the plot soon turns ho-hum as the movie progresses, losing it's scathing humour and becoming cliched in its "thwarting the evil ploys" of Mcdowell. Also, there were numerous plot holes in the movie, especially concerning the "crime scene" and the police' acquiring of the suspect. I guess the only comparison to this movie would be Heathers, which far out shines this pale copy.


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