Jawbreaker
TriStar Pictures | Release Date: February 19, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
24
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
4
Negative:
15
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58
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
A synthetic yet shrill sadomasochistic cartoon. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam Lacey
Jawbreaker breaks ground in one way. The movie is notably unpleasant, not just because it's morally offensive, but because it strives for this arch, artificial John Waters tone without any accompanying pay-off in wit. Read full review
40
Washington PostStephen Hunter
[McGowan's] serene psychopathology is the movie's most consistent pleasure, and to see her is to both love and fear her. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The movie's gossamer-thin plot, padded with dream sequences and flashbacks to scenes you saw less than an hour earlier, exists only as an excuse for obvious homages to better films, stunt casting...and what pass for clever remarks in circles unfamiliar with real wit. Read full review
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