Griffith almost makes it watchable. She is as charismatic a camera presence as ever, but her magic is mostly muted in this flat retread.
Born Yesterday (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:3.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Remake and updated version of the 1950 classic "Born Yesterday" directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Holliday, William Holden and Broderick Crawford. A dumb blond show girl becomes savvy to... Remake and updated version of the 1950 classic "Born Yesterday" directed by George Cukor and starring Judy Holliday, William Holden and Broderick Crawford. A dumb blond show girl becomes savvy to Washington DC political ways and becomes a liability to her unscrupulous real estate boyfriend, but an asset to the reporter assigned to do a story on him. [More]
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Don Johnson, John Goodman
Director: Luis Mandoki
Director: Luis Mandoki
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Mar 4, 2003
Reviews for Born Yesterday
The gin rummy game with Griffith and Goodman instead of Holliday and Crawford is enough to ruin a night out.
Where Holliday was always too sophisticated a butterfly right from the off, Griffith's copycat performance starts dumb -- but then never takes wing.
In this pointless remake, essaying the Judy Holliday Oscar-winning role, Melanie Griffith gives a poor performance, marked by monotonous delivery and tiresome semi-spunky routines.
There is a fatal disconnection between place and characters who, conceived in one era, are crazily transported into another in which they don't quite fit.
To the growing list of unnecessary movies, add this remake of the Garson Kanin comedy.
There are some good laughs and fans of the stars certainly won't be disappointed.
There's no sense of screwball mayhem in the picture, no topsy-turvy brightness.
In old Hollywood, style could make up for a lack of substance, but this remake is without either.
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