Review of Heathers

Heathers (1988)
6/10
A killer comedy with black humor , tongue-in-cheek and a lot of murders.
14 April 2023
A wicked black comedy about teenage suicide and pernicious peer-group pressure , this refreshing satire of high-school movies is venomously penned by Daniel Waters and sharply shot by Michael Lehmann . This Cult Movie deals with Veronica (Winona Ryder) is part of the most popular clique at school, made up of Heather Duke Chandler (Shannen Doherty) , Heather McNamara (Lisanne Falk) and led by Heather Chandler(Kim Walker) . Veronica is a reluctant member of the gang and disapproves of the other girls' cruel behavior .Tired of the way Heather Chandler bullies and controls everyone , as Veronica exacts revenge on her enemies, also known as her best friends. Veronica then meets outlaw J D (Christian Slater) , a dark rebel, who says they should teach Heather Chandler a lesson by making her drink drain cleaner. Both of them undertake a killing spree , accidentally on her part , intentionaly on his . Best friends, social trends and occasional murder !. From the first blush of romance, to the last squeeze of the trigger !

An offbeat and crazy comedy that got bit hit , dealing with a clique of stuck-up girls named Heathers rule the high school until the newest decides that enough is enough , then she and her underdog boyfriend embark on a criminal spree disguised as a rash of teen suicides . Dense ,enjoyable black comedy with buckets of potent slang , parody and unforgiving hostility . There's some exceptional ensemble acting, several stylish set pieces and more imaginative slang than you could shake a cheerleader's ass at . Nicely directed by Michael Lehmann, Heathers pushed the teen comedy into dark and nightmarish territory and is distinguished by the career defining central performances of its stars , Winona Ryder as an outlandish teenager and Christian Slater as sociopath J. D. Humor is dark and rare , sharply observed and acted , here Slater does his best Jack Nicholson impression, though the end is out of place . The compromised final forced on the filmmakers by "New World" productions is a serious letdown, more crucially , the movie uses an intimate knowledge of teen movie clichés to subvert their debased values from inside .

It displays a repetitive , though attractive musical score by David Newman , composed by means of synthesizer . As well as atmospheric and evocative cinematography by cameraman Francis Kenny. The motion picture was well directed by Michael Lehmann. He is a director and producer, specially known for Hudson Hawk (1991), Heathers (1988) and American Horror Story (2011). Michael was originally set to direct Ed Wood (1994), however, due to his commitments with Airheads (1994), Tim Burton eventually took over the project instead, but Lehmann remained on board as the film's executive producer. And Michael also directed various episodes of notorious TV series , such as : American Rust, Snowfall , Veronica Mars , The Terror , The Brink , Heels , Jessica Jones, Deception , 68 Whiskey, Scream Queens , Tyrant , among others. Rating : 6.5/10 . Better than average off-the-wall comedy.
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