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Bedazzled (2000)

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Reviews Counted:107

Fresh:52

Rotten:55

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Though it has its funny moments, this remake is essentially a one-joke movie with too many flat spots.

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: BEDAZZLED is a fiery romantic comedy starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot Richards, a bored and boring computer programmer who is in love with Alison Gardner (Frances O'Connor), a lovely coworker who... BEDAZZLED is a fiery romantic comedy starring Brendan Fraser as Elliot Richards, a bored and boring computer programmer who is in love with Alison Gardner (Frances O'Connor), a lovely coworker who doesn't even know he exists. In a desperate attempt to gain Alison's affections, Brendan naively strikes up a deal with the devil (Elizabeth Hurley), a seductive and wickedly naughty woman who promises Elliot seven wishes in exchange for his soul. The devil does her best to torture Elliot's poor soul, giving him all seven wishes, each of which in some way goes astray. Elliot is in for the ride of his life as the saucy devil transforms him into a Colombian drug lord, a supersensitive pushover, and an NBA star with more brawn than brains as his wishes become manipulated into one outrageous disaster after another. Fraser is an acting tour de force, deftly playing a wide variety of characters using his comic genius and flair for the absurd, while Hurley is at her stylish and seductive best as the haute couture devilish prankster. Together they ignite the screen with wit, charm, and palpable chemistry. Director Harold Ramis (CADDYSHACK, GROUNDHOG DAY) wrote and directed this hilarious remake of the 1967 movie of the same name directed by Stanley Donen that starred Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Raquel Welch, and Eleanor Bron. [More]

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Orlando Jones

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Orlando Jones, Lou Ferrigno, Miriam Shor, Gabriel Casseus, Paul Adelstein, Toby Huss

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Larry Gelbart, Harold Ramis, Peter Tolan
Producer: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Composer: David Newman
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Felix Vasquez Jr.
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08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

Hurley is great fun to watch, a Faustian powerhouse of curves, smoky eyes and big hair who sounds exactly like Jackie Collins doing an imitation of Madonna's pan-European accent. It's creepy, but effective.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
10/18/07
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

[Whenever] Hurley disappears, and so does much of the film's energy.

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10/14/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Decent enough entertainment as written, though many will regret the movie's eleventh-hour detour into pieties.

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07/23/07
Rob Gonsalves
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04/05/07
John Thomason
John Thomason
Orlando Weekly

As if by magic, this lowbrow film falls together and works in a charming, goofy way.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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03/03/05
Stuart Klawans
Stuart Klawans
Nation

There's nothing here that's liable to set you pondering metaphysical questions, but Bedazzled is a perfectly reasonable excuse for a none-too-bright Hollywood comedy.

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01/02/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

entertains on a very shallow level

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09/27/03
Scott Nash
Scott Nash
Three Movie Buffs

For a comedy about heaven and hell, Bedazzled doesn’t make it out of purgatory.

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06/12/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
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Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
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05/14/03
Jeanne Aufmuth
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02/08/03
John R. McEwen
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