As vapid and self-serving as the world it tries to spoof.
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09/28/01
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.
Runtime: 89 mins
Genre: Comedies
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
Reviews for Zoolander
Sublimely silly comic relief.
09/28/01
Zoolander's vain stupidity gets as wearisome on film as such behaviour is in real life.
09/28/01
Zoolander's superficial satire is more smarmy than charming.
09/28/01
A rare, modern stupid comedy: one that's smart about half the time.
09/28/01
Finally points Stiller in the right satirical direction, even though his central topic could just as easily be skewered in 10 minutes.
09/28/01
Top CriticOverall, the movie's dressing-down of the fashion industry is a runway success.
09/28/01
If the Malaysians made a comedy about the assassination of the president of the United States because of his opposition to slavery, it would seem approximately as funny to us as Zoolander would seem to them.
09/28/01
Top CriticAn irresistibly brainless comedy.
09/28/01
Stiller attempts to turn bikini-size material into a maxi-length coat. All that does is create a product full of holes.
09/28/01
I'm happy to report that Zoolander does indeed deliver the giggles.
09/28/01
Top CriticZoolander is sometimes inspired silliness, but silly is all it wants to be.
09/28/01
An exuberantly silly, devilishly stupid film where the humor is carefully and smartly concocted to seem dumber than it is.
09/28/01
It's one of those 'love it' or 'hate it' films. And I loved it.
09/28/01
It has a satisfying handful of strong chuckles, wild characters and performances, and mildly harsh potshots at the fashion industry to keep you amused.
09/28/01
It throws a lot of jokes at the audience, but most of them stick.
09/28/01
Earns a slight recommendation, for there is enough comedy here to sustain the film.
09/28/01
At times, this silly comedy is laugh-out-loud funny, and there's a lot more wit than you'd ever have believed from watching the trailers and TV spots.
09/28/01
A delightfully stupid farce that mocks highbrow style with lowbrow laughs.
09/28/01
Often unspeakably funny.
09/28/01
Top CriticLatest 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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