cv645_17078.txt

tri-star_NN
;_;
rated_VBN
r_NN
(_(
language_NN
,_,
sexual_JJ
situations_NNS
,_,
violence_NN
)_)
;_;
87_CD
minutes_NNS
director_NN
and_CC
writer_NN
:_:
darren_NP
stein_NP
cast_VB
:_:
rose_NN
mcgowan_NP
,_,
rebecca_NP
gayheart_NP
,_,
judy_NP
greer_NN
,_,
julie_NP
benz_???
,_,
chad_NP
christ_NP
,_,
ethan_NP
erickson_NP
,_,
carol_NP
kane_???
,_,
pam_NP
grier_NN
,_,
tatyana_NP
m_NN
._.
ali_NP
._.
review_NN
by_IN
:_:
geoff_NP
berkshire_NP
jawbreaker_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
very_RB
definition_NN
of_IN
a_DT
"_"
rip-off_NN
._.
"_"
this_DT
uninspired_JJ
teen_NN
comedy_NN
takes_VBZ
equal_JJ
parts_NNS
carrie_NP
(_(
1995_CD
)_)
,_,
heathers_NNS
(_(
1995_CD
)_)
and_CC
clueless_NN
(_(
1995_CD
)_)
and_CC
mixes_NNS
in_IN
all_PDT
the_DT
necessary_JJ
teen_NN
movie_NN
clich_NP
?_?
s_NN
._.
along_IN
the_DT
way_NN
writer_NN
/_SYM
director_NN
darren_NP
stein_NP
forgets_VBZ
to_IN
give_VB
the_DT
film_NN
a_DT
life_NN
of_IN
its_PP$
own_DT
._.
the_DT
film_NN
opens_VBZ
with_IN
a_DT
voice_NN
over_IN
from_IN
geeky_JJ
fern_NN
mayo_???
(_(
judy_NP
greer_NN
)_)
about_IN
the_DT
four_CD
most_DT
popular_JJ
girls_NNS
at_IN
reagan_NP
high_JJ
:_:
courtney_NP
shayne_NP
(_(
rose_NN
mcgowan_NP
)_)
who_WP
can_MD
basically_RB
be_BE
summed_VBN
up_RP
as_IN
satan_NP
in_IN
heels_NNS
,_,
julie_NP
freeman_NN
(_(
rebecca_NP
gayheart_NP
)_)
a_DT
good_JJ
girl_NN
with_IN
the_DT
face_NN
of_IN
a_DT
supermodel_NN
,_,
marcie_NP
fox_NN
(_(
julie_NP
benz_???
)_(
a_DT
dim-witted_JJ
blonde_JJ
who_NP
demands_NNS
that_CS
people_NN
call_NN
her_PP
"_"
foxy_JJ
"_"
,_,
and_CC
liz_NP
purr_???
(_(
charlotte_NP
roldan_NP
)_)
an_DT
angel_NN
in_IN
disguise_NN
._.
liz_NP
is_BEZ
everyone_PN
's_POS
favorite_JJ
because_CS
she_PP
's_BEZ
both_RB
beautiful_JJ
and_CC
kind_NN
._.
liz_NP
is_BEZ
about_IN
to_IN
turn_NN
17_CD
and_CC
,_,
as_CS
a_DT
prank_NN
,_,
courtney_NP
convinces_VBZ
the_DT
other_JJ
girls_NNS
to_IN
help_NN
her_PP
in_IN
kidnapping_NN
liz_NP
on_IN
her_PP$
birthday_NN
morning_NN
._.
in_IN
order_NN
to_IN
keep_VB
liz_NP
from_IN
making_VBG
any_DT
noise_NN
courtney_NP
stuffs_NNS
a_DT
jawbreaker_NN
into_IN
her_PP$
mouth_NN
before_IN
they_PP
gag_NN
her_PP
._.
they_PP
then_RB
stuff_NN
liz_NP
in_IN
the_DT
trunk_NN
of_IN
courtney_NP
's_POS
car_NN
but_CC
when_CS
they_PP
open_VB
it_PP
later_RBR
,_,
polaroid_NN
camera_NN
waiting_VBG
to_IN
capture_NN
the_DT
moment_NN
,_,
their_PP$
lives_NNS
will_MD
never_RB
be_BE
the_DT
same_DT
:_:
poor_JJ
liz_NP
has_HVZ
swallowed_VBN
the_DT
jawbreaker_NN
and_CC
choked_VBN
to_IN
death_NN
with_IN
it_PP
lodged_VBD
in_IN
her_PP$
throat_NN
(_(
the_DT
audience_NN
is_BEZ
treated_VBN
to_IN
a_DT
few_DT
too_RB
many_DT
graphic_JJ
looks_NNS
at_IN
liz_NP
's_POS
dead_JJ
body_NN
)_)
._.
courtney_NP
,_,
thinking_VBG
fast_RB
,_,
decides_VBZ
to_IN
pass_NN
the_DT
death_NN
off_IN
as_IN
a_DT
rape_NN
/_SYM
murder_NN
and_CC
marcie_NP
and_CC
a_DT
reluctant_JJ
julie_NP
assist_VB
her_PP$
._.
things_NNS
get_VB
complicated_JJ
when_CS
fern_NN
discovers_VBZ
what_WDT
the_DT
three_CD
girls_NNS
are_BER
up_RP
to_TO
._.
in_IN
order_NN
to_IN
keep_VB
her_PP$
quiet_JJ
courtney_NP
comes_VBZ
up_RP
with_IN
another_DT
plan_NN
and_CC
transforms_VBZ
geeky_JJ
fern_NN
into_IN
"_"
vylette_NN
"_"
,_,
hoping_VBG
that_CS
she_PP
will_MD
also_RB
help_VB
to_IN
replace_VB
liz_NP
in_IN
the_DT
minds_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
devastated_VBN
students_NNS
._.
up_RP
until_IN
about_IN
this_DT
point_NN
the_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
effective_JJ
enough_RB
._.
however_RB
,_,
an_DT
investigation_NN
begins_VBZ
into_IN
liz_NP
's_POS
death_NN
and_CC
the_DT
film_NN
becomes_VBZ
excessively_RB
dull_JJ
._.
the_DT
recently_RB
rediscovered_VBN
talents_NNS
of_IN
pam_NP
grier_RBR
are_BER
thoroughly_RB
wasted_VBN
in_IN
the_DT
role_NN
of_IN
detective_NN
vera_NP
cruz_NP
and_CC
the_DT
film_NN
is_BEZ
downright_VBN
insipid_JJ
in_IN
its_PP$
treatment_NN
of_IN
both_PDT
the_DT
characters_NNS
and_CC
the_DT
audience_NN
during_IN
this_DT
long_JJ
middle_NN
stretch_NN
._.
courtney_NP
's_POS
plan_NN
to_IN
frame_NN
a_DT
sleazy_NP
guy_NN
(_(
marilyn_NP
manson_NN
,_,
in_IN
a_DT
brief_JJ
cameo_???
)_(
is_BEZ
never_RB
believable_JJ
for_IN
a_DT
second_NN
._.
meanwhile_RB
,_,
the_DT
audience_NN
is_BEZ
stuck_VBN
watching_VBG
a_DT
string_NN
of_IN
random_JJ
events_NNS
which_WDT
fail_VB
to_IN
develop_VB
the_DT
characters_NNS
or_CC
add_VB
anything_PN
of_IN
interest_NN
to_IN
the_DT
plot_NN
._.
julie_NP
leaves_NNS
the_DT
group_NN
and_CC
begins_VBZ
a_DT
lame_???
romance_NN
with_IN
aspiring_VBG
actor_NN
zack_???
(_(
chad_NP
christ_NP
)_)
._.
he_PP
apparently_RB
gives_VBZ
her_PP$
the_DT
courage_NN
to_IN
turn_NN
on_IN
courtney_NP
but_CC
the_DT
way_NN
things_NNS
develop_VB
only_RB
make_VB
julie_NP
look_VB
stupid_JJ
._.
fern_NN
's_POS
rise_NN
to_IN
popularity_NN
is_BEZ
equally_RB
lame_???
._.
we_PP
do_DO
get_VB
the_DT
best_JJS
scene_NN
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
(_(
the_DT
only_RB
one_CD
with_IN
a_DT
spark_NN
of_IN
originality_NN
)_)
during_IN
this_DT
section_NN
._.
it_PP
's_BEZ
a_DT
smart_JJ
and_CC
subversive_JJ
bit_NN
where_CS
courtney_NP
gets_VBZ
the_DT
high_JJ
school_NN
's_POS
resident_NN
jock_???
stud_???
dane_NN
(_(
ethan_NP
erickson_NN
)_)
to_IN
demonstrate_VB
,_,
using_VBG
a_DT
popsicle_NN
,_,
exactly_RB
what_WDT
he_PP
would_MD
like_VB
for_IN
her_PP$
to_IN
do_DO
to_IN
him_PP
._.
it_PP
at_IN
least_DT
provides_VBZ
us_PP
with_IN
a_DT
look_NN
at_IN
courtney_NP
's_POS
personality_NN
but_CC
the_DT
way_NN
the_DT
scene_NN
finishes_NNS
doesn't_DOZ
make_NN
any_DT
sense_NN
._.
stein_NP
is_BEZ
very_RB
conscious_JJ
of_IN
the_DT
teen_NN
movie_NN
tradition_NN
he_PP
is_BEZ
working_VBG
in_IN
and_CC
not_XNOT
only_RB
freely_RB
borrows_VBZ
major_JJ
plot_NN
elements_NNS
but_CC
also_RB
includes_VBZ
direct_JJ
acknowledgment_NN
of_IN
this_DT
with_IN
some_DT
stunt_NN
casting_NN
._.
william_NP
katt_???
and_CC
p_NN
._.
j_NN
._.
soles_NNS
(_(
students_NNS
in_IN
carrie_NP
)_)
are_BER
liz_NP
's_POS
distraught_JJ
parents_NNS
,_,
jeff_NP
conaway_NP
(_(
from_IN
grease_NN
(_(
1979_CD
)_)
)_)
is_BEZ
julie_NP
's_POS
creepy_JJ
single_JJ
dad_NN
and_CC
carol_NP
kane_???
(_(
the_DT
frightened_JJ
babysitter_NN
in_IN
when_WRB
a_DT
stranger_NN
calls_NNS
(_(
1979_CD
)_)
)_)
camps_NNS
it_PP
up_VB
as_CS
principal_JJ
miss_NN
sherman_NN
._.
at_IN
times_NNS
jawbreaker_NN
feels_VBZ
simply_RB
like_IN
teen_NN
cinema_NN
's_POS
greatest_JJS
hits_NNS
but_CC
the_DT
audience_NN
is_BEZ
cheated_VBN
with_IN
watered_VBN
down_IN
interpretations_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
best_JJS
this_DT
genre_NN
has_HVZ
to_TO
offer_VB
._.
the_DT
only_JJ
notable_JJ
aspect_NN
of_IN
jawbreaker_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
incredibly_RB
stylish_JJ
look_NN
._.
the_DT
costume_NN
design_NN
by_IN
vickie_NP
brinkford_NP
and_CC
the_DT
production_NN
design_NN
by_IN
jerry_NP
fleming_NP
are_BER
both_RB
bright_JJ
and_CC
vivid_JJ
._.
they_PP
were_BED
apparently_RB
instructed_VBN
to_IN
work_NN
from_IN
the_DT
color_NN
palette_NN
of_IN
a_DT
jawbreaker_NN
and_CC
the_DT
screen_NN
is_BEZ
always_RB
splashed_VBN
with_IN
bits_NNS
of_IN
vibrant_JJ
color_NN
._.
director_NN
of_IN
photography_NN
amy_NP
vicent_NN
,_,
who_WP
beautifully_RB
lensed_VBN
eve_NN
's_POS
bayou_???
(_(
1997_CD
)_)
,_,
does_DOZ
a_DT
remarkable_JJ
job_NN
here_RB
as_IN
well_RB
._.
shot_NN
composition_NN
and_CC
camera_NN
movement_NN
is_BEZ
consistently_RB
impressive_JJ
._.
performances_NNS
are_BER
mostly_RB
sub-par_JJ
with_IN
mcgowan_NP
providing_VBG
only_RB
a_DT
few_DT
good_JJ
moments_NNS
(_(
compared_VBN
with_IN
her_PP$
excellent_JJ
work_NN
in_IN
the_DT
doom_NN
generation_NN
(_(
1996_CD
)_)
and_CC
scream_NN
(_(
1996_CD
)_)
)_)
and_CC
gayheart_NP
making_VBG
the_DT
biggest_JJS
impression_NN
due_JJ
to_IN
the_DT
sweet_JJ
nature_NN
of_IN
her_PP$
character_NN
and_CC
her_PP$
obvious_JJ
beauty_NN
._.
none_PN
of_IN
the_DT
actors_NNS
look_VB
as_IN
if_CS
they_PP
have_HV
set_VBN
foot_NN
inside_IN
a_DT
high_JJ
school_NN
within_IN
the_DT
last_OD
five_CD
years_NNS
with_IN
the_DT
exception_NN
of_IN
actress_NN
/_SYM
singer_NN
tatyana_NP
ali_NP
,_,
who_WP
has_HVZ
a_DT
small_JJ
role_NN
as_IN
a_DT
cheerleader_NN
._.
the_DT
male_JJ
cast_NN
all_PDT
resemble_VB
male_JJ
models_NNS
and_CC
are_BER
credited_VBN
with_IN
names_NNS
like_IN
"_"
auto_NN
stud_???
,_,
"_"
"_"
college_NN
stud_???
,_,
"_"
and_CC
"_"
high_JJ
school_NN
stud_???
#_???
2_CD
._.
"_"
the_DT
soundtrack_NN
is_BEZ
decent_JJ
and_CC
imperial_JJ
teen_NN
's_POS
catchy_NN
"_"
yoo_???
hoo_???
"_"
makes_VBZ
a_DT
bigger_JJR
impression_NN
than_CS
any_DT
other_JJ
aspect_NN
of_IN
the_DT
film_NN
._.