Heathers (1989)

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Veronica (Winona Ryder), dissatisfied with the practiced cruelty of her queen-bee clique, falls in with J.D. (a sleazy Christian Slater), not realizing that his nonconformism extends to murder. Soon, the popular Heathers begin dropping like flies.

This is a very strange film, but does work on multiple levels, particularly as a skewering of cliquish school life and as coming of age story about self-determination. Everyone is pretty good, though I cannot imagine why Christian Slater was ever anyone's heartthrob; some of the 80s stylings are also embarrassingly dated (two words: shoulder pads).

- Sam - 2013-06-11 23:27:13