Jawbreaker
First screened in April 2020
Director: Darren Stein. Cast: Judy Greer, Rose McGowan, Rebecca Gayheart, Julie Benz, Charlotte Ayana, Chad Christ, Ethan Erickson, Pam Grier, Carol Kane, Jeff Conaway, Tatyana Ali, P.J. Soles, William Katt, Brian Gattas, Claudine Claudio, Marilyn Manson. Screenplay: Darren Stein. Twitter Capsule:
Strange combination of bleak disdain and, for Gayheart's penitent, unexpected empathy. Half the jokes land. Just—stops?
VOR:③
Compared to, say, Cruel Intentions, both the contempt and the admiration for young people's cruelty and moxie is more potent here. Flails, but has a point of view.
