Griffith almost makes it watchable. She is as charismatic a camera presence as ever, but her magic is mostly muted in this flat retread.
Comment
01/11/08
Born Yesterday (1993)
25
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:3.7/10
Get This Movie
Rent DVD
Click on the "ADD" button to put this movie into your Netflix queue.
Buy DVD
Reviews for Born Yesterday
1 - 20 (sorted by comments)
No review available.
12/06/02
There are some good laughs and fans of the stars certainly won't be disappointed.
01/01/00
There's no sense of screwball mayhem in the picture, no topsy-turvy brightness.
01/01/00
Top CriticIn 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.
12/23/05
In old Hollywood, style could make up for a lack of substance, but this remake is without either.
01/01/00
Top CriticThere's little (if anything) to recommend this movie.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
08/21/03
The gin rummy game with Griffith and Goodman instead of Holliday and Crawford is enough to ruin a night out.
01/11/08
Top CriticNo review available.
05/12/03
Not so much bad as thoroughly pointless.
05/23/04
The verdict on the makeover is not all good news.
01/11/08
Top CriticTo the growing list of unnecessary movies, add this remake of the Garson Kanin comedy.
05/12/01
Top CriticNo review available.
07/31/02
No review available.
02/25/05
This is supposed to be snappy material, and it comes across gloomy.
01/01/00
Top CriticJust rent the original. Trust me.
07/25/02
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.
05/20/03
Where Holliday was always too sophisticated a butterfly right from the off, Griffith's copycat performance starts dumb -- but then never takes wing.
06/24/06
1 - 20 (sorted by comments)
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
MSN's Year in Review 
Take a look at MSN's choices for the Top 10 films of 2009.
40 Best Films of the 2000s
Last week, Moviefone offered us their worst films of the 2000s. Now see their 40 best!
Tarantino's Characters
Hollywood.com explores why QT's characters resonate so well with audiences.
Top 10 Movies of 2009
TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.
Top 20 of the Decade
Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds