Review of Jawbreaker (1999) by Marykay O — 01 Jul 2007

This is such a funny/dark movie!

I loved it!

This review of Jawbreaker (1999) was written by Marykay O on 01 Jul 2007.

Jawbreaker has generally received mixed reviews.

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