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Metascore
32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyA dark, biting comedy-- funny, smart and full of unpredictable twist and turns.
- 90Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasIn his knockout directorial debut writer Kevin Williamson taps into such universal memories with his shrewd and energetic dark comedy.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardVery much a freshman effort, lacking focus, edge.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA derisively vicious show-off satire, a plastic exercise in authority bashing.
- 50USA TodaySusan WloszczynaUSA TodaySusan WloszczynaMirren is about the only reason this slow-moving revenge tale tingles at all.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanWilliamson deals mostly in cliches, as if high schoolers weren't smart enough to appreciate anything subtler.
- 38New York PostJonathan ForemanNew York PostJonathan ForemanAn ugly, failed attempt to pull off a "Heathers"-style, teen-oriented black comedy.
- 10Washington PostDesson ThomsonWashington PostDesson ThomsonLazily written and hopelessly miscast.