Griffith almost makes it watchable. She is as charismatic a camera presence as ever, but her magic is mostly muted in this flat retread.
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01/11/08
Born Yesterday (1993)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:5
Rotten:15
Average Rating:3.7/10
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No review available.
12/06/02
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 CriticThe 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
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
There are some good laughs and fans of the stars certainly won't be disappointed.
01/01/00
No review available.
05/12/03
Not so much bad as thoroughly pointless.
05/23/04
No review available.
02/25/05
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