Serial Mom (1994) is a black comedy starring Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterson, Matthew Lillard and Ricki Lake. The movie focuses on a cheerful seemingly typical Baltimore housewife named Beverly Sutphin. Mrs Sutphin is not so sweet and innocent, if someone does something that annoys her or hurts one of her children..... you better watch your back because Beverly will kill without thinking twice. But will they be able to stop Beverly? All the murders are done in a satirical/comical manner, the entire movie is based in satire. The cast is all great! Kathleen Turner's lead performance as Beverly Sutphin is perfect! She fits the crazy serial mom role well and does so with the proper comedic twist. I really liked Matthew Lillard and Ricki Lake too, they both gave good performances as the kids. Sam Waterson honestly doesn't have all that much to do here, he's the doting husband of Beverly. The script has its definite funny moments since this really is a spoof on crime. Even how some of the victims get killed is funny. The crank phone calls between dotty hinkle and Beverly are absolutely hilarious, that's my favorite part of the entire film! If you don't like profanity then you won't like that scene lol. Overall, the movie isn't the best thing in the world, but it's amusing and entertaining. If you like comical spoof movies then you may enjoy this one. 7/10.
Review of Serial Mom
