I can't think of a modern actress who has such a commanding presence on the screen as Kathleen Turner, and here she uses it to full advantage. Kathleen Turner is awesome as mad housewife Beverly Sutphin (where DO they get these names?). So just recently I purchased the DVD version, which gave me the opportunity to watch it in all its unedited glory.
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I first saw it several years ago on network TV, immediately liked it, but also realized that a fair amount of critical "flavor" had been bleeped out of the movie due to editing it for television. Truly a dark comedy if there ever was one, this film won't be to everyone's taste. It's not a film that everyone will like, but everyone should see it just in case!
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The nineties saw the release of lots of obscure social commentaries that were lost under films like Schindler's List and Fight Club, and Serial Mom, along with Francois Ozon's 'Sitcom', is one of the best 'under the radar' films of the decade.
It's one of those films that constantly make you laugh (providing you've got a sick sense of humour), while poking fun at society and offending all the right people all at once! I love originality in movies, and this really is one unique film. John Waters has made a name for himself by creating odd and twisted films, and although I haven't seen a great deal of them Serial Mom is his best as far as I'm concerned. The support cast, which includes Matthew Lillard and Ricki Lake, is good but it's the director that's the real star of the show. She looks the part, acts the part.and really, I cant think of a better middle-aged actress to take the lead in this film. Kathleen Turner takes the lead role, and does an excellent job of performing in a serious, yet jokey way which does the film no end of favours on the parody front. Her kids think it's cool, and her husband is duly worried. Sutphin is out dispatching people that have got on hers and her family's nerves in a variety of nasty, yet hilarious, ways. While her fellow housewives are cooking dinner and cleaning the house, Beverly R. Serial Mom is the sort of film that puts a smile on your face, and it follows the story of a not quite so normal American mother. The film is a parody of life as a housewife, the media and modern society in general with a heavy dosage of sick humour and a very unique mean streak running throughout. I've just seen it for the first time as an adult, and it turns out that I'd forgotten just how good this film really is! It's certainly not to everyone's taste, and if you can't handle high camp, you definitely don't want to see this but if you like your films wild and wicked, Serial Mom is a treat indeed! The film follows a slasher plot line, but it's clear that director John Waters didn't want to merely make a slash flick.
I saw Serial Mom for the first time as a fairly young kid, and thought it was pretty good.
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