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Bedazzled (2000)

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Reviews Counted:107

Fresh:52

Rotten:55

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Though it has its funny moments, this remake is essentially a one-joke movie with too many flat spots.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] sex-related humor, language and some drug content

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Oct 20, 2000 Wide

Box Office: $36,986,088

Synopsis: BEDAZZLED is a fiery romantic comedy starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot Richards, a bored and boring computer programmer who is in love with Alison Gardner (Frances O'Connor), a lovely coworker who... BEDAZZLED is a fiery romantic comedy starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot Richards, a bored and boring computer programmer who is in love with Alison Gardner (Frances O'Connor), a lovely coworker who doesn't even know he exists. In a desperate attempt to gain Alison's affections, Brendan naively strikes up a deal with the devil (Elizabeth Hurley), a seductive and wickedly naughty woman who promises Elliot seven wishes in exchange for his soul. The devil does her best to torture Elliot's poor soul, giving him all seven wishes, each of which in some way goes astray. Elliot is in for the ride of his life as the saucy devil transforms him into a Colombian drug lord, a supersensitive pushover, and an NBA star with more brawn than brains as his wishes become manipulated into one outrageous disaster after another. Fraser is an acting tour de force, deftly playing a wide variety of characters using his comic genius and flair for the absurd, while Hurley is at her stylish and seductive best as the haute couture devilish prankster. Together they ignite the screen with wit, charm, and palpable chemistry. Director Harold Ramis (CADDYSHACK, GROUNDHOG DAY) wrote and directed this hilarious remake of the 1967 movie of the same name directed by Stanley Donen that starred Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch, and Eleanor Bron. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Orlando Jones

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Orlando Jones, Lou Ferrigno, Miriam Shor, Gabriel Casseus, Paul Adelstein, Toby Huss

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan
Producer: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Composer: David Newman
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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A lively, generally amusing remake.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Houston Chronicle

Outrageous fun.

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01/01/00
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Brendan Fraser ... ably anchors this cheerful new take on the old, old theme.

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01/01/00
Arthur Salm
Arthur Salm
San Diego Union-Tribune

Devilishly funny.

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08/02/02
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Sort of a comic coming-out party for Fraser, who's really improved since George of the Jungle and Dudley Do-Right.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Hurley is great fun to watch, a Faustian powerhouse of curves, smoky eyes and big hair who sounds exactly like Jackie Collins doing an imitation of Madonna's pan-European accent. It's creepy, but effective.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
10/18/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

A positively divine comedy.

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01/01/00
Cody Clark
Cody Clark
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If Fraser keeps up with performances such as these, he may have a bright future in comedy after all.

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04/18/02
Collin Souter
Collin Souter
eFilmCritic.com

Some big laughs, though they're grounded more in slapstick and sexual embarrassment than the original's still-acute social observation.

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01/01/00
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Citysearch

It's all light and silly and a surprisingly fun trifle.

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01/01/00
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

This is the kind of movie that grins at you when you’re dead certain nothing else can be done with the concept...

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01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

Brendan Fraser is one funny, mixed-up guy. And as Ms. Lucifer, the new scourge of Fraser's life, Elizabeth Hurley crackles with sexy sarcasm.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/01/00
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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A wonderfully original and entertaining comedy—the rarest of breeds.

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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

It's a happy event when such a buoyant comedy-particularly from a major studio-seems to come out of nowhere.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

A slapstick morality play about the dire consequences of selling one's soul to the Devil and trying to find happiness in wealth, fame, power, or intellectual prowess.

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08/21/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

You'll be suitably amused, but it's a safe bet you won't be dazzled.

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01/01/00
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

A surefire comedy hit that allows [Elizabeth Hurley] and Brendan Fraser to strut their stuff in diverse comic characterizations.

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01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

has a few laughs here and there, but it feels largely like a thrown-together piece of work

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

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04/16/01
Jason Korsner
Jason Korsner
BBC

Delivers laughs at a rather more than intermittent rate, and Elizabeth Hurley is a fun devil.

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Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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