Pretty Poison is a good little movie, and I use “little” not in a pejorative sense but as a form of protection and also a term of affection.

This is a lot for a ninety-minute movie to have on its mind, yet Black builds his scenes and directs his actors with great lucidity.

The nerve-jangling tale of looming chaos in idyllic surroundings conveys a sense of a world out of whack; it virtually shrieks with the era’s political and social turmoil.

If you love campy dark comedy thrillers about people who are mentally unwell, then you’ll probably enjoy it.