Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 130
Fresh: 83 | Rotten: 47
A wacky satire on the fashion industry, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that actually delivers laughs, thanks in part to the goofy energy that Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell bring to the material.
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Critic Reviews: 29
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 10
A wacky satire on the fashion industry, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that actually delivers laughs, thanks in part to the goofy energy that Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell bring to the material.
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Comic actor Ben Stiller co-wrote, directed, and stars in this spoof of the fashion industry that began as a short skit for the 1996 VH1 Fashion Awards. Stiller is Derek Zoolander, an intellectually challenged but bone structure-blessed male model who's despondent after being eclipsed in popularity by an equally vacuous rival, Hansel (Owen Wilson). Upon his reluctant retirement, Derek is invited to a day spa by previously standoffish fashion designer Jacobim Mugatu (Will Ferrell), where the
Sep 28, 2001 Limited
Mar 12, 2002
$44.7M
Paramount Pictures
All Critics (132) | Top Critics (30) | Fresh (89) | Rotten (47) | DVD (34)
This light silly and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models.
If you're aware of -- and amused by -- pop culture, you'll laugh a lot.
Top CriticDoesn't Stiller realize that the fashion world is already its own parody?
Serves as glossy, throwaway fun, and it features more cameos than you can shake a mascara wand at.
During its fleeting moments onscreen, the movie's lighthearted spirit and comic energy make for entertaining, escapist fare.
An oasis of bracing comedy that comes at just the right time, when we're parched for it.
A surprisingly entertaining movie, but edgy.
Ben Stiller often forgoes go-for-broke comedy for the sake of getting rich. Not so in "Zoolander," which is not only Cuba Gooding Jr. and Billy Zane's best work of the last decade, but what remains Stiller's flat-out funniest film - down to the DVD menu.
A fashion spoof draped over the bones of a puerile conspiracy adventure, this vanity comedy fails at every level barring its incidental details.
It's patchy, but when it hits, Zoolander is as funny as any Frat Pack picture.
At times Zoolander threatens to disappear up its own catwalk, but it's often very funny stuff.
It's no Meet the Parents, but if you like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson's brand of offbeat humor, Zoolander should be right up your fashion runway.
A success -- if you like dumb fun.
Stiller ... is able to demonstrate contempt for the folly of the Industry of Image even as he shows affection for the people that are in it.
Some funny moments, but misses a chance to really skewer its subject.
I have two words for "Zoolander": Stoo Pid!
Where did the wit go? Where did the cleverness behind the laughter go? Gaylord Focker, help us! Mr. Furious, SAVE US!
The film is dumb and generally unfunny, but it has its moments.
It's undeniably stupid, admittedly, but also a lot of fun. Recommended.
It is a treat to laugh out loud at the movie's deceptively simple-minded goofiness.
Less than halfway though I was checking my watch in boredom and wondering how if there was much more to go.
if you work in an office some movies are mandatory to survive trips to the watercooler. I see this as an investment in my future.
March 25, 2007Super Reviewer
Zoolander is a well executed, extremely stupid and very funny satire film. It pokes fun at the fashion industry bringing a lot of memorable moments of humour and wit unlike most Ben Stiller comedies. A better cast could not have been picked.
October 28, 2011
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