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- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
Summary A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
Directed By: Katt Shea
Written By: Melissa Goddard, Andy Ruben, Katt Shea
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
- 1992
- R
- New Line Cinema
- 1 h 33 m
Poison Ivy
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4.9
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Summary A seductive teen befriends an introverted high school student and schemes her way into the lives of her wealthy family.
Directed By: Katt Shea
Written By: Melissa Goddard, Andy Ruben, Katt Shea
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
51
42% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
50% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
51
42% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
50% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
The film is directed with dark stylishness by Katt Shea Ruben from a screenplay she wrote with the film's producer, Andy Ruben. [29 May 1992, p.3F]
Its willingness to take risks, and its insights into the frailties and confusions of teenage friendships ('She might have been lonelier than I was', reflects Coop at the end), lift the film right out of the rut.
Though Poison Ivy is more than whoopee, audiences may find the movie easier to get off on than to get into. But why settle for the usual walk around the exploitation block when Shea offers a wild ride with the top down into uncharted territory?
There's only one direction for the movie to follow, and it heads there on a beeline. We could use some more information about Ivy, if we are going to take her seriously as a human. Instead, she's demonic and without history. That makes the enterprise resemble a comic book: a tale from the crypt, perhaps. [09 May 1992, p.C10]
Poison Ivy doesn't exactly keep one at the edge of one's seat throughout, but it certainly holds the interest.
Suicide, hints of lesbianism, murder, staged accidents and every other applicable melodramatic contrivance is dragged in. Unfortunate thesps take it all very seriously, while technical aspects are emptily polished.
Its toxic recipe consists of prurient exploitation steeped in dankly pretentious imagery. [01 Jun 1992, p.D4]
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User Score
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Based on 7 User Ratings
4.9
14% Positive
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1 Rating
71% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
14% Negative
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