1. Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic. Granted, a horror movie about vagina dentata was probably never destined to be tasteful, but Lichtenstein's comp
2. Star Jess Weixler, exerting the command and persona of a young Meryl Streep, grants enough earnest innocence that instead of fearing Dawn, you fear for her.
3. Writer/director Mitchell Lichtenstein tosses in thematic elements of incest and pedophilia as so much narrative hamburger helper, but by then the movie has already worn out its welcome.
4. Seriously dude, no means no.
5. You'll have to forgive the pun, but it simply lacks bite.
6. A well crafted clashing of sub-genres and themes that works to its advantage, making it an instant cult classic...
7. a witty satire that explores the state of the (female) body politic, spread-eagled between the puritanical and the priapic in a culturally confused America.
8. It all works well enough that I wish it had been less of a cartoon.
9. Lichtenstein has a lot of ambitious ideas for his debut film but lacks the skills to pull any of them off
10. Given how thoroughly all the subtext spells out the message, then, it seems unnecessary to make the actual text so raw, grotesque and graphic.
Based on these individual reviews, what is the critic consensus?
Smart, original, and horrifically funny, Teeth puts a fresh feminist spin on horror movie tropes.