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Zoolander (2001)
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Reviews Counted:127
Fresh:79
Rotten:48
Average Rating:5.9/10
Consensus: With Stiller and Wilson giving fun performances, Zoolander is one of those deliberately dumb comedies that actually delivers the laughs.
Theatrical Release:Sep 28, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $44,724,316
Synopsis: Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) isn't smart, but he looks "really, really good." An empty-headed yet kindhearted male model, the self-absorbed Derek becomes an unwitting pawn in a international... [More]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, Christine Taylor
Director: Ben Stiller
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Reviews for Zoolander
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 3/5 |
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A fashion spoof draped over the bones of a puerile conspiracy adventure, this vanity comedy fails at every level barring its incidental details. Full Review |
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4/5 |
It's patchy, but when it hits, Zoolander is as funny as any Frat Pack picture. Full Review |
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3/5 |
At times Zoolander threatens to disappear up its own catwalk, but it’s often very funny stuff. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Profoundly silly, this light and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A success -- if you like dumb fun. Full Review |
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B |
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. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Some funny moments, but misses a chance to really skewer its subject. Full Review |
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1/4 |
I have two words for "Zoolander": Stoo Pid! Full Review |
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1/5 |
Where did the wit go? Where did the cleverness behind the laughter go? Gaylord Focker, help us! Mr. Furious, SAVE US! Full Review |
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3/5 |
The film is dumb and generally unfunny, but it has its moments. Full Review |
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4/5 |
It's undeniably stupid, admittedly, but also a lot of fun. Recommended. Full Review |
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3/4 |
It is a treat to laugh out loud at the movie's deceptively simple-minded goofiness. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Less than halfway though I was checking my watch in boredom and wondering how if there was much more to go. Full Review |
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A piquant parody that puts the letter F into FUN, Zoolander is off-the-wall nonsense from go to whoa. Full Review |
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A film with good intentions and fairly meaningless execution. Full Review |
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One of the most amusing satires of the year. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Ben AND Jerry Stiller, what more can one ask for? Full Review |
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7/10 |
Confidently diverts its audience into having a mindlessly fun time. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Stiller obviously intended this to be silly, mindless fluff. It seldom rises above dumb and boring. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Zoolander
July 14, 2005:
Critical Consensus: "Chocolate," "Wedding" Both Sweet
This week's wide releases blend the sweet and the sour. Sweet, like the taste of chocolate or true love; sour, like unabashed excess or scoundrel-like behavior. Will critics... More...
August 20, 2001:
Stiller says he modeled his character after 'some weird kind of hybrid Jason Priestley-Luke Perry guy' he played in a parody on his short-lived series, The Ben Stiller Show. 
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