Nice Girls Don't Explode

So dumb that it's smart, this quirky low-budget comedy from first-time director Chuck Martinez spoofs the likes of CARRIE and FIRESTARTER while presenting the tale of a divorced mother who refuses to let her daughter grow up. Mom (Barbara Harris) has long doted on her daughter, April (Michelle Meyrink), a teenager with a big problem--every time she gets the least bit intimate with a boy, sparks literally fly and everything bursts into flames. When April meets Ellen (Wallace Shawn), a lonely arsonist, at a psychiatrist's office, he thinks they are meant for each other. The film's premise is offbeat, but by repeatedly trading on the same gags and concepts it eventual...