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Teeth
Stars: Jess Weixler, Josh Pais, John Hensley, Lenny von Dohlen
Director: Mitchell Lichtenstein
A nasty, pointless horror film about a girl (Weixler) who is the leading light in her school chastity group, all too appropriate, as she literally has a set of teeth between her legs.
When the boy she fancies loses his manhood trying to take her virginity, she's horrified. But later she relishes using her 'gift' to take revenge on those who have abused her, who agonisingly realise they've bitten off more than they can - or would want to - chew.
There's lots of severed 'bits' here to keep genre fans happy - a gynaecologist loses all his fingers - but little else to justify making such a repulsive film.
David Quinlan
USA 2007. UK Distributor: Momentum. Technicolor.
88 minutes. Widescreen. UK certificate: 18.
Guidance ratings (out of 3): Sex/nudity 1, Violence/Horror 2, Drugs 0, Swearing 1.
Review date: 14 Jun 2008