Devilishly funny.
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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Reviews for Bedazzled
Curiously, the new version omits much of the material that made the first movie so memorable -- including the nuns on trampolines -- and replaces it with gags that probably seemed much funnier on paper than they are on the screen.
If Fraser keeps up with performances such as these, he may have a bright future in comedy after all.
Bedazzled will make you laugh, loudly and with great frequency. With a film like this, nothing else really matters.
Much of the fun, most of the satire, and all of the wit have been removed, leaving us a light, sanitized, pale imitation of the original.
El resultado final pudo haber sido mucho mejor, de no ser por el meloso final con todo y mensaje moralista de que cada persona debe de estar contenta con quien es en realidad
has a few laughs here and there, but it feels largely like a thrown-together piece of work
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