Poison Ivy (1992)
4/10
alright if you catch it in the right mood
12 April 2006
Drew Barrymore plays a nameless teenage seductress given the nickname of 'Ivy' who moves in with lonely, sexually confused adopted Sylvie Cooper (Sara Gilbert of "Roseanne" fame) and her family. It isn't long before she's seducing Sylvie's father (Tom Skerritt), much to the chagrin of Sylvie. Barrymore is pretty good in this, and it was nice seeing her pre-coke stroke when her face was still symmetrical. Plus the film was competently, if VERY far from expertly by Katt Shea (only notable otherwise for being topless in few B-movies). Cheryl Ladd is woefully underused as the put-upon mother and Sara Gilbert is tad too melodramatic in many of her scenes, but it's an alright movie, if you happen to be in the right mood whenever it plays on cable.

My Grade: C-

Where I saw it: @ Max
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