A disturbing, cynical, hilarious, one-of-a-kind nihilistic masterpiece of black humor. The film is set in a suburban Ohio high school virtually ruled by a quartet of beautiful young girls. One of them, sharp and intelligent Veronica (Winona Ryder) gets involved with a juvenile delinquent J.D. (Christian Slater) and soon finds herself involved in a messy intrigue related to three mysterious suicides. The script, written by Daniel Waters, is full of wonderfully obscene dialogues and sharp one-liners. The film has a dark, lynchian undertone of evil menace lurking beneath a calm surface. An off-beat, sardonic look at teenage caste system, peer pressure and teen angst. Superbly directed by Michael Lehmann.
