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Tease (2000)
Rate:
7
Viewed:
11/25
11/25:
Tease is better than the first two films of the Poison Ivy
franchise.
Ironically, this one is also called Poison. There's a reverse feminine Oedipus complex in play where
the daughter desires her mother and kills the father, any male suitor, and whoever else stands in her way.
In case if a viewer is confused about the murder of the male teacher, that's a temporary transfer of aggression
with his fiancée taking the place of the mother.
Rosanna Arquette and Jürgen Prochnow may be the main attraction as prominently shown on the DVD cover, but this
is really Mandy Schaffer's show. Thanks to the latter, sex appeal is held very high throughout, but Rosanna
Arquette shan't be outdone in this department. Surprisingly, Jürgen Prochnow isn't a bad guy this time.
There are a few negatives. One, there are hardly people around, especially when Traci kills people. Two is
the cheap quality, but I've gotten used to it in no time. Three, the plot is absurd if I think about
it deeply. By the way, the summary given online describes the mother a "failed movie actress," but that's
not true; she won an Oscar (I guess) shortly before the husband was killed by her daughter.
All in all, Tease is a worthy neo-noir picture with a strong femme fatale in Mandy Schaffer.