Rotten
The story is trite and uninteresting. And the humor is only occasionally funny, and that's largely because it's almost impossible not to be impressed by Tracey Ullman's manic energy.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
A Dirty Shame
Threatening the very limits of common decency.
2004 · 1h 29m · NC-17
Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
John Waters
Overview
Sylvia Stickles runs a convenience store with her husband and mother-in-law. One day, Sylvia is hit on the head and transforms from an uptight prude to a sex-crazed lunatic. As she goes on a rampage through town, Sylvia attracts the attention of Ray Ray, a sexual healer and tow truck driver in search of the world's greatest orgasm. Their sexual revolution, however, causes a class war in their tiny Baltimore community.
Director and cast
- John Waters Director
- Tracey Ullman as Sylvia Stickles
- Johnny Knoxville as Ray Ray Perkins
- Selma Blair as Caprice Stickles
- Chris Isaak as Vaughn Stickles
- Suzanne Shepherd as Big Ethel
- Mink Stole as Marge the Neuter
- Patricia Hearst as Paige
- Jackie Hoffman as Dora
- Nicholas E.I. Noble as Weird Paperboy
- Lucy Newman-Williams as Neuter Yuppie Woman
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
Makes sex seem the least exciting thing in the world. And that's a dirty shame, indeed.
Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rotten
... you can have an open mind and hate this movie because I good well hated this movie.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Fresh
[Waters] hasn't let slick technique take over as has Hollywood, and he retains his radical sensibility and his willingness to go where others haven't.
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
Rotten
Ray-Ray says it best: 'It's like Noah's Ark around here; there's one of every perversion. Alas, it's all been done.'
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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