Drop Dead Gorgeous
New Line Cinema | Release Date: July 23, 1999 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
28
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
7
Negative:
16
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60
Film ThreatAnthony Miele
The film sets a quirky tone and sustains it until a very bizarre and contrived ending. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
The script starts repeating its best gags about halfway through, and the direction gets ever broader as it goes along until the film finally loses all effectiveness as satire. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The script must have been a funny read. It's the movie that somehow never achieves takeoff speed. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Deirdre Kelly
It's not a winner and not quite a loser either. Like many a beauty contestant, it's glib instead of serious, stylish instead of substantial. Miss Universe, it could never be. Homecoming queen, maybe. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Screenwriter Lona Williams doesn't seem to have gotten much beyond the petty absurdity of theme headdresses and ludicrous talent competitions. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
An intermittently enjoyable bad movie that never knows when to stop. Read full review
40
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
A mockumentary about small-town beauty pageants that's so confidently unfunny it's DOA.
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