The Opposite Of Sex (1998)

A 16 year old (Christina Ricci) runs away from her white trash mother in Louisiana to her gay half brother (Martin Donovan) in Indiana. Once there, she proceeds to wreak havoc with everyone's life. Written and directed by Don Roos, this is a deliciously wicked black comedy. One of the things that's so good about it is how it toys with our expectations, sometimes going along with it, sometimes turning it on its ear. Ricci's toxic teenage bitch should appall us but she's the most alive and interesting character in the film, so much so that you can't dislike her. The only other character remotely as interesting is Lisa Kudrow (with crack comic timing) as an angry spinster but at least she has common sense. The men are either weak (Martin Donovan), stupid (Ivan Sergei) or malicious (Johnny Galecki). They are also all gay with the only sensible male being Lyle Lovett as a sheriff and, of course, he's straight. Make of that what you will. That aside, this is a jewel of a sardonic entertainment. With William Lee Scott and Colin Ferguson.