Wickedly funny. In fact, Heathers may be the nastiest, cruelest fun you can have without actually having to study law or gird leather products. If movies were food, Heathers would be a cynic's chocolate binge.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Rita Kempley
More than just one of the best movies so far this year, it is a revolution in young-adult entertainment.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
Lehmann isn't in perfect control - the movie gets off to a flat-footed start, and the conclusion is chaotic - but when Heathers hits its stride, it reaches wild and original comic heights. [2 April 1989]Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
It's a tough entry into the tough black-comic genre; don't be surprised if it becomes a classic. [31 March 1989]Read Full Review »
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Time: Richard Corliss
If Michael Lehmann's direction were a bit more astute, the movie could be the classic genre mutation it aims to be: Andy Hardy meets "Badlands." [17 April 1989]Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
As snappy and assured as it is mean-spirited. Its originality extends well beyond the limits of ordinary high school histrionics and into the realm of the genuinely perverse.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
What sets Heathers apart from less intelligent teenage movies is that it has a point of view toward this subject matter - a bleak, macabre and bitingly satirical one.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Sheila Benson
Unfortunately, director Michael Lehmann's point of view is swivel-mounted: He doesn't have the courage of his cynicism. [31 Mar 1989]Read Full Review »
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