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Zoolander

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 30 critic reviews
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Based on 74 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by:
Drake Sather (also story)
Ben Stiller (also story)
John Hamburg
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 28, 2001
DVD: March 12, 2002
Running Time: 86 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and drug references
Starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor, Will Ferrell, Jerry Stiller, Milla Jovovich, and David Duchovny
Follows the world's most famous -- and empty-headed -- male model as he discovers the horrifying secret behind why there are no male models who live past the age of 30. (Paramount Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
USA Today Claudia Puig
Something this gleefully goofy and consistently funny would be welcome in any environment.
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
Well-paced, scathingly funny satire of the fashion industry and its eminently lampoonable pomposity.
Portland Oregonian Kim Morgan
Works like a funnier "Austin Powers" -- you laugh just enough to want to see the whole thing again.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
Basically one elaborate joke about male modeling and all the vanity, emasculation, and fatuousness that attend it. Fortunately, it's a good joke.
Film Threat Chris Gore
Stiller is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish and anyone that may quibble about plot minutiae, is just not ready to have a good time.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly F. X. Feeney
One's laughter builds on such a rising curve that memories of its flaws burn away.
Read Full Review >Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman
Anyhow, I believe you would probably like this movie if you let your mind drift during the slow parts. That is easier for some of us than others, and I was thinking about my next runway project about half of the time.
New York Daily News Jami Bernard
The humor is simple but far from dumb. The dueling "walk-off" between rival male mannequins is inspired, as are the sly juxtapositions of the male model's faux physicality with such real-world demands as coal mining.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
Isn't always on the money, but when it is, it really is.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
The gags hit more than they miss, and Stiller has moments of inspired absurdity, but he's capable of something more cutting and clever. It's junk food moviemaking: fun to snack on, but hardly a substantial meal.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov
Zoolander's consistent, blissful stupidity is a comic, mental Xanax, soothing in its gormless sense of inspired wack.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey
What Zoolander does have, and this was enough for me, is a sublime comic performance by Owen Wilson, as the supermodel Hansel, positively radiant in its dimness.
Read Full Review >Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez
A hit-and-miss affair, but it's smart and good-natured enough to guarantee Stiller an open invitation to host VH1's annual Fashion Awards.
Read Full Review >Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
It's a diverting mess, sometimes even a delightful mess.
Variety Todd McCarthy
Misses its comic targets as often as it hits them but is endearing all the same for the good-natured cheer with which it skewers the eminently skewerable.
Read Full Review >New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky
Like all films constructed out of pop-culture effluvia, Zoolander runs the risk of being so last month; this is a movie that treats Fabio as the ultimate punch line and regards David Bowie as the prince of style.
Read Full Review >Salon.com Stephanie Zacharek
It's to Stiller's credit that he can sustain the joke for the length of the movie, but just barely. Ten more minutes of Zoolander would have been 10 minutes too many.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Mark Caro
The main problem is the director-star's choice to play so far beneath his intelligence for so long. Stiller lacks the physical gifts and projected sweetness of, say, Jim Carrey in "Dumb and Dumber," and unlike Peter Sellers in the "Pink Panther" movies, he can't keep a straight face.
New York Magazine Peter Rainer
When he's playing a relatively normal guy ringed by eccentrics, as in "There's Something About Mary" and "Meet the Parents," Stiller can be flat-out funny. In Zoolander, he's just one nutso among many, and he cancels himself out.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
Even though it’s mostly pleasant and sometimes funny, Zoolander could use some sort of boost.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Overall, how funny you find it will probably depend on whether or not the mere sight of Stiller sucking in his cheeks, widening his eyes and striking preposterous poses makes you laugh uproariously.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Bob Graham
It's probably pointless to complain when a movie sets out to be stupid and actually is. (And the people who came up with a couple of these ideas think male models are dumb.)
Read Full Review >Washington Post Rita Kempley
A sometimes inspired but sputtering parody of the fashion industry. It's desperate to please, yet never unzips the fancy pants of haute couture.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
In theory, Zoolander is ''Pret-à-Porter'' on laughing gas. In practice, however, the movie is an ill-fitting suit of gags, too long in the crotch even at 90 minutes.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
There have been articles lately asking why the United States is so hated in some parts of the world. As this week's Exhibit A from Hollywood, I offer Zoolander.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.0 (out of 10) based on 74 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Susanne O gave it a10:
People must not understand what satire is. This movie is one of the funniest satirical movies I have ever seen.
Tony J gave it a9:
If you like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson then this is a must-see. It's a very funny film. @ Poor K. - you're taking it too seriously! It's a comedy film, not a socio-economic commentary. Next you'll be complaining that Spiderman doesn't portray spiders justly.
Ralph W gave it a10:
A very good comedy with a lot of funny actors. And too all the comments calling this a social message, ITS A FREAKING COMEDY MOVIE, if you take this seriously then there is something really really wrong with your head its meant to be funny and not to be taken seriously, were all looking at you "Poor K."
Kevin M gave it a10:
I can't understand some people's extreme dislike for this movie. I loved every minute of this movie and I'm sorry if it was too wacky for some, but that's the point.
S B gave it a5:
An average comedy as far as comedies go. This movie is worth quite a few guilty laughs... which brings me to the fact that Poor K. really needs to lower the blood pressure. Getting all worked up like that over this silly movie is like getting mad at an 8 year old child for calling you Poopface. Please calm down, you are embarrassing yourself... it's just a (stupid) movie.
Rahul D. gave it a10:
This is one of the best comedies out there. If you want a quick laugh without thinking, watch this.
Abby gave it an8:
I am still laughing.
