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Flawless (1999)

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Reviews Counted:54

Fresh:23

Rotten:31

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Uneven performances, formulaic.

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The story of Walt Koontz (De Niro), a bitter, homophobic security guard who suffers a stroke that leaves him partially paralyzed. Depressed and suicidal over his slurred speech and awkward limp, he... The story of Walt Koontz (De Niro), a bitter, homophobic security guard who suffers a stroke that leaves him partially paralyzed. Depressed and suicidal over his slurred speech and awkward limp, he eventually breaks down and asks a neighbor for singing lessons. The neighbor, an unglamorous drag artist named Rusty (Hoffman), is as uncomfortable and disgusted with Koontz's bitter demeanor as Koontz is with Rusty's lifestyle. Hoffman proves that he is one of the finest character actors currently working in films. FLAWLESS is a nice change of pace for Schumacher (BATMAN FOREVER, THE LOST BOYS). [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Daphne Rubin-Vega

Starring: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Miller, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Wanda De Jesus, Rory Cochrane

Director: Joel Schumacher

Director: Joel Schumacher
Screenwriter: Joel Schumacher
Producer: Jane Rosenthal, Joel Schumacher
Composer: Bruce Roberts

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It's a rough, yet playful film with endearing moments, where both hetero's and gays are cherished and ribbed.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

...a well-balance work that captures the often jaw dropping performances by the dancers.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
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Joel Schumacher has set himself up for the easy critical jab, so allow me to get it out of the way right here, right now: Flawless is anything but.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Outdated and schematic, this two-character melodrama belongs to the 1970s, when transsexuals were "novel" dramatic persona; even the gifted Philip Seymour Hoffman is defeated by the writing and direction.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/03/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
Variety
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Schumacher sets gay screen images back about three decades with this noisy inanity.

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01/01/00
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Proves that neither a respected great like Robert De Niro or an up-and-comer like Philip Seymour Hoffman can save a film as foolish and misguided as this one.

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01/01/00
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

a piece of junk jewelry even Robert DeNiro and Philip Seymour Hoffman can't make sparkle. Heaven knows they try, though.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/23/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Joel Schumacher has served up a big, steamy Butterball with all the trimmings.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
09/27/01
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
culturevulture.net

De Niro and Hoffman deliver the goods, but they are lost within a cockamamie, violent subplot that pulls down everything.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
08/15/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Jack Garner
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