Unlimitedia Sick Product of a Sick System

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

ari-86384 This is a terrible film. I find the idea of killing a number of people in the most gory way imaginable and dressing it up as humour, thoroughly offensive. But then again this comes from twisted weirdo John Waters - so why am I surprised? Serial Mom makes Police Academy 7 look funny. One to completely erase from your memory.

Irishchatter You wouldn't think Kathleen Turner aka Jessica Rabbit would take this role as a killer? She was good but I just didn't think it suited her in my opinion. Yes she suited better as a mum but not a serial killer. They possibly should really have got an actress who would fit the role better. I think that's why this movie didn't get a 7.1 rating. It was surprising that this was Matthew Lillards first acting job, no wonder he became Shaggy Rogers, he was awesome and I have to admit, he was sexy too haha. Ricki Lake was good too, she definitely gives ya a smile, she could make anyone laugh honestly!This film was funny in some scenes but it wasn't the best either. I reckon it was fair to give this a rating at 7 out of 10.

Raul Faust Sometimes we get ourselves stating we want to kill someone in specific, even thought we don't even mean it. Ms. Sutphin doesn't seem to understand it very well. For some reason-- which is, fortunately, never explained--, she takes everything too personally, murdering people all around for futile things they have done or said. Actually, Turner's character can NEVER be vexed, or the capital sin appears in the way. In the first scenes, "Serial Mom" strongly reminded me of 1990's "Edward Scissorhands", maybe due to the very American neighborhood both movies have designed. The most funny aspect of this movie is how everybody reacts when they find out Beverly is the lunatic; instead of getting scared, her relatives just try to help her out. In real life, obviously, people wouldn't react that way, and that's makes this a hardly black humor of a picture. The coolest scene to me, moreover, is the rock show; the band playing on "stage" is sooo junkie that they don't even notice what's going on in the crowd. On the other hand, the acting isn't that good, which is why I don't give it a better rating. All in all, please don't get me wrong and try to believe it when we all say it's a COOL movie!

Tweekums Beverly Sutphin seems to be the perfect Baltimore housewife; she cares for her family, does the recycling, she even likes the birds that come to her garden…she is also a killer! To begin with her crimes were limited to making obscene phone calls to one of her neighbours but when one of her son's teachers says he thinks he needs psychiatric help because of the violent pictures he draws... he has to go. The police are soon suspicious but there is no firm evidence. Soon she strikes again; killing the boy who dumped her daughter. With the police following her it looks as though she won't be able to kill again but she soon does. By the time she is finally arrested six people have died at her hands! Her family are obviously somewhat disturbed by it all but that doesn't stop her son and his friend Birdie helping her escape at one point. Once caught she is put on trial and with all the evidence there is no way she will get off… is there?This is a difficult film to categorise; on the one hand the comedy it delivered with a light touch on the other the subject matter is dark and there is plenty to offend those who are bothered by swearing or violence. Kathleen Turner is great as the psychotic 'perfect mother'; I loved how her character was willing to murder but couldn't tolerate the slightest social faux pas. While it is very much her movie she is ably supported by Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard and Patricia Dunnock amongst others. The violence isn't too gory; in fact the way it is portrayed is fairly funny in a bad taste sort of way! After the murders things get even funnier when Beverly is put on trial; she hilariously discredits each of the witnesses in a way that could only work in a comedy such as this. I'd certainly recommend this to anybody who wants a good laugh but isn't easily offended.