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Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)

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Reviews Counted:65

Fresh:29

Rotten:36

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: It's dark humor sometimes hits, but mostly misses the target.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with... There can be only one Miss Teen Princess and an overbearing mother will stop at nothing to make sure her daughter wins a beauty contest. A twisted comedy set in a small Minnesota town loaded with some very unladylike behavior. Watch out for the affected Midwestern accents! [More]

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Starring: Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Denise Richards

Director: Michael Patrick Jann

Director: Michael Patrick Jann
Producer: Judy Hofflund, Gavin Polone

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Dec 14, 1999

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat

There are laughs: the leering judges, especially, who don't know much when it comes to talent but are impressed with nubile young girls flexing their limbs.

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12/08/02
Film Threat

Drop Dead Gorgeous is drop dead hysterical!

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Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Unbelievably funny!

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David N. Butterworth
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Fitfully amusing!

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Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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Its dark humor often hits the spot.

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Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A huge comic winner, and one of the best times at the movies I've had all year.

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Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
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Gorgeous is one of the year's funniest acts of malice!

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Edward Guthmann
Edward Guthmann
San Francisco Chronicle
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Hilarious

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Emily Blunt
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Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

Humorously effective!

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Francesca Dinglasan
Francesca Dinglasan
Boxoffice Magazine

The target may be a bit obvious, but the laughs are often there.

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Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

Perfectly wicked and hilarious!

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Jeanne Aufmuth
Jeanne Aufmuth
Palo Alto Weekly

Funny and sharply satiric!

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Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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Charmingly hilarious!

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Jim Judy
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Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Ghoulishly funny!

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Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Viciously funny!

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Mark de la Viņa
Mark de la Viņa
San Jose Mercury News

Good taste may be on vacation but big laughs are out in full force.

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Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson
Sacramento News & Review
 
 
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