beverly sutphin ( kathleen turner ) seem to be a typical betty crocker suburban housewife . unfortunately and people be drop like fly around her . could this perfect mom be a serial killer . serial mom be a ridiculously charming and clever film that never really receive the credit it deserve . it be john water best mainstream film and and it tongue in cheek portrayal of suburbia and domesticity and the medium and and conventional gender role be delightfully subversive . kathleen turner be criminally underrated this be her best performance to date . the dialogue be hilarious and the murder be wickedly funny and and the overall atmosphere of the film be disturbingly bright and shiny . co star water regular mink stole and ricki lake and traci lord and and feature a dynamite cameo by grunge goddess l7 . my rating represent positive .