@devilgate well, I really do think he missed the point completely. When Heathers came out it was considered “shocking” too. It took the teen film genre, cheesily adopted by John Hughes as his vehicle of choice, and turned it on its head to make a point about violence and suicide and sexual assault—how desensitised teenagers have become and how unhealthy that can be. The bullying of Martha Dumptruck (one of the examples the reviewer uses to prove his point) I see rather as being portrayed in such a way as to make the audience uncomfortable, even though this is done while most of the kids in the lunchroom point and laugh. The audience is meant to feel uncomfortable. With all of it. That’s what black comedy is for. It holds the mirror up to society and we laugh, because otherwise we’d scream. That doesn’t make the point any less valid. I actually think it’s a shame movies like this arent being made today. The subject is distasteful, yes, but surely if people are now saying a work of satire is “too real” that means some self-reflection might be in order, rather than trigger warnings so we can instead avoid the topic completely? For the reviewer to go on to suggest (the incredibly shallow) “Mean Girls” as a viable alternative is bizarre to me as well. Anyway, rant over, hehe. Hope I didn’t blow your hair back too much :))