Poison Ivy

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Poison Ivy

R

1992

1h 31m

Drama

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Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.

Critics Consensus

An unpleasant thriller that lacks the self-awareness to dilute its sordid undertones, Poison Ivy is liable to give audiences a rash.

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Nina

Autostraddle

08/13/2021

The title credits hadn't finished rolling and I knew this was going to become a favorite movie of mine.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

02/11/2008

3/5

Ambiguous and intriguing.

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Variety Staff

Variety

02/11/2008

Unfortunate thesps take it all very seriously, while technical aspects are emptily polished.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

05/24/2023

1.5/4

...an often astonishingly sluggish piece of work that proves unable to capture the viewer’s interest right from the get-go...

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Hannah Engler

PopMatters

05/05/2022

Poison Ivy provides a rare example of an adolescent role that seems grounded in the real desperation of adolescence.

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Chase Burns

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

01/20/2022

I love Poison Ivy-but of course I love Poison Ivy, because I love the color red, and I love lots of rain in a movie, and I love horny melodrama.

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mohammed M.

@9mr_0 Feb 15

لفلم متوسط . جرائته مصطنعه من اول مشهد تحس ان الفلم يقلك انا فلم جريء و احداثي نفسية و غامضه بكن من تشاهد تحس ان مصطنع بس كلام سطحي بدون شيء واضح او فني . القصة كفكرة جيدة لكن تنفيذها كان مقبول يميل للضعيف في بعض المشاهد. حواراتها سطحيه الي كتب السيناريو ما فهمنا دوافع الشخصيات ليش هم هيج اعطاك ياهم بوجهك وقالك تكيف معاهم. الممثلين ادائهم مقبول و اقصد هنا بطلتي العمل اما الممثلين الثانوين كان ادائهم مو بالمستوى المطلوب شخصيات كارتونية . حتى البطله الي تمثل دور الشر بالفلم بالحوارات كانت جيدة و تحس بخبثها لكن بالمشاهد الي المفروض الفلم قائم على فكرتها الاغراء كانت خجوله و تشعر انت كمشاهد انها اشبه بالمحرجة لكن قدمت مستوى مقبول. المخرج يتخبط ساعه يسرد الفلم بهدوء و ننتظام ساعه ببطىء و مملل و ساعه احداث سريعه ما تعرف شيريد يوصلك فلم نفسي فلم دارامي يتخبط اتا مع الفلم يكون متنوع اثاره و دراما و اغراء و اجواء نفسية لكن خلي ربط بينهم مو تطفر من وحده الى اخرى بدون ربط. التصوير كان محير مره قريب من الشخصيات مره بعيد و مشوش حسيت ان يحاول يحجب المشاهد من المشاهده و خصوصا بالمشاهد الي يصير بيها اتصال جسدي قلت بنفسي لو يعمل مثل افلام البالغين اليابانيه يحط تشويش حتى المشاهد يوصله احساس الممثل و ادائه للشخصية .الموسيقى مقبوله بعض الشيء لم انزعج منها . بختصار فلم بفكرة جيده لكن تنفيذه خجول .

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Nov 15

Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 30

Success in 1 hour and 31 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $1,800,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Robyn M

@FrejaGaan Feb 25

Always watch this when it comes on TV.

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Junji Ito's G

02/16/2023

One of the worst movies I've ever seen. And the music was really annoying in this film.

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Pierre L

01/28/2023

the horror of the seduction

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Synopsis

Dejected about her relationship with her father, Darryl (Tom Skerritt), a teen girl, Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert), grows closer to a fiery fellow student named Ivy (Drew Barrymore). But as much as Sylvie craves Ivy's wildness, Ivy, in turn, is attracted to Sylvie's comfortable home life. Ivy seduces Darryl in an attempt to have that life for herself, and also takes steps to kill Sylvie's mother, Georgie (Cheryl Ladd), who is seriously ill, making it look like Sylvie is the guilty one.

Director: Andy Ruben, Katt Shea
Production Co: New Line Cinema, MG Entertainment
Rating: R
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Nov 2, 1999
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.8M
Runtime: 1h 31m
Sound Mix: Surround

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