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It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.
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It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.
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So how far would you go to win a beauty pageant? That's the burning question of Drop Dead Gorgeous, in which the citizens of Mount Rose, Minnesota gear up for the year's biggest event, the Sarah Rose Miss Teen Princess America Pageant, in which Becky Leeman (Denise Richards) and Amber Atkins (Kirsten Dunst) are the contestants to beat. Becky's mother Gladys (Kirstie Alley), a former beauty queen herself, has instilled in her daughter a drive to succeed at any cost. And Gladys will do anything to
Jul 23, 1999 Wide
Oct 2, 2001
New Line Cinema.
All Critics (83) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (37) | DVD (14)
Funny and sharply satiric!
Beneath its mean-spiritedness is a sharp-clawed wit.
Allison Janney is tacky incarnate as Barkin's good-time gal pal.
The target may be a bit obvious, but the laughs are often there.
Drop Dead Gorgeous is undeniably a refinement of the Farrelly Bros.' brand of audacity.
Gorgeous is one of the year's funniest acts of malice!
Williams, however, thinks we should be tickled just by the mere mention of cow-tipping, lutefisk and Melissa Manchester. ... Poor people living in trailer parks and wearing polyester -- pretty witty stuff, this.
Derivative, a rip-off!
Drop Dead Gorgeous is drop dead hysterical!
It was pretty funny. And Brittany Murphy was just great
July 12, 2008Super Reviewer
I had very low expections for this film. In fact, the only reason I watched it was because this is Amy Adams' debut film. However, this film was quite enjoyable. It's hilarious and I love the mockumentary style of it. The humor is so great, too. I also loved seeing all the young stars in this film....Kirsten Dunst,
January 30, 2011Super Reviewer
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