Serial Mom has long been one of my favourite movies. John Waters once again demonstrates his unfailing ability to tap into our fear of the gross and disgusting, and, perversely, help us to face our fears - we may know someone who picks his nose, but Waters gives us an obnoxious woman who lets her dog lick her feet clean after a shopping trip. Maybe your mother caught you jacking off when you were younger, but Waters brings a whole new dimension of toe-curling embarrassment to the scenario in the brilliant sequence where Scotty 'enjoys' (ahem!) a Chesty Morgan video. Waters also throws in close-ups of people eating noisily, a dentist's drill in action, a messy impaling (made hilarious by Kathleen Turner's flawless performance), an ankle-nibbling rat, signed photographs of Charles Manson and Richard Speck, respectable middle-class housewives swearing like construction workers, an all-female rock band called Camel Lips and a Pee-Wee Herman doll - "still in the box"! All this would mean nothing if the film wasn't incredibly funny, and thankfully, it is. In fact, it's one of the most subversive and inventive comedies ever to come out of a mainstream studio, and you'll be quoting the dialogue for weeks to come. And in case you think it's improper to laugh at serial killers, consider this - how often have you wanted to blow away an irritating gum chewer, a teacher who gave you bad grades, a careless driver, whoever stole your last boy or girlfriend, or pretty much anyone who got on your nerves? Serial Mom is the perfect escape valve for all those negative emotions, and is the perfect film to unwind with at the end of a stressful day.
但是，在影片中，这位“慈母”绝对火爆，你那怕一言一行伤害到她的家人，那么她就必须要你去见上帝。在一连串漏洞百出、目击者无数、让知名侦探不以为然的谋杀案发生后，这位更年期的慈母又摇身一变成为律政俏佳人，舌战法庭，她的一专多能让人汗颜，徐娘半老的风骚让人心驰神摇。当一切儿戏般即将解决时，慈母又出了升级版，竟然维稳扩大化，以一双白色高跟鞋引发的血案，为后来的馒头血案敲响了前奏。
这怎么能算是喜剧、惊悚片呢，难道就因为杀人方式的花样出新吗？我觉得这应该是完全意义上的心理恐怖片，在人人心理失衡的今天，我们身边有没有这样潜在的慈母呢，她（他）会不会为了因为看不惯你脚上的一双白鞋子而伸出屠刀呢，我不知道，你知道吗？
"Are those PUSSYwillows?"