Drop Dead Gorgeous

Pros: Funny performances, good cast
Cons: Pretty silly

Drop Dead Gorgeous is a hilarious black comedy (meaning that it contains dark humor, not African Americans) about beauty pageants in small towns and the lengths that some people will go to in order to win. It takes the real-life story of the mother who...

Pros: 5 good performances
Cons: So funny I only remembered to laugh twice, I think.

Drop Dead Gorgeous happens to be Drop Dead Lame.

I wasted a few hours tonight on this film. It has about three real moments of laughter causing material, what remains is an exercise in failed humor.

The plot surrounds The...

Pros: Many very funny moments; original approach to a tired idea; outstanding performances.
Cons: Continuity errors galore; uneven story; not everyone will get the jokes.

“Drop Dead Gorgeous” was a movie I didn't really want to see. I had sat through its trailer dozens of times assuming it was another idiotic comedy meant to appeal to teens and those who enjoy lowbrow, b-movie humor (the marketing campaign focused ...

Pros: funny at a few points.
Cons: Not a very good plot, not very interesting, not-that funny.

It is now twelve past one in the morning, and I have just finished watching “Drop Dead Gorgeous.” Frankly I am disappointed with this movie- although at points it was stupid to the point of being funny. So now I will tell you all about this ...

Pros: A black comedy that combines hilarious silliness and satire
Cons: A black comedy that can make certain people spew more than seafood

Under the guise of a documentary film chronicling the ups and downs of a beauty pageant in a small Minnesota town, Drop Dead Gorgeous is a black comedy that satirizes the vanity, deception, and competitiveness that is part of the all-American...

Pros: Fabulous filmography and highly amusing.
Cons: Even though the characters are well developed, the teen stereotypes still remain.

Over the past few years, there seem to have been a lot of movies under the category ‘teen’. Bring It On, Get Over It, Legally Blonde…the list is endless. Just by looking at the movie posters, you seem to gather the actual content of the ...

Pros: The Actors and Characterizations
Cons: Some might not be keen on black comedy

It took me a long time to see this movie. I first wanted to see it when it came out in the summer of '99 but it was only in theaters for a couple weeks and I rarely see movies in the theater. So when it came out on video I almost picked it up a few...

Pros: .......
Cons: Kirstie Alley

Who cares how plastic the world of beauty pageants are when they can shake up fodder like this to satire them? Despite its' successful humorous outlook at the entire beauty pageant industry, there were actually some values lurking behind that hairspray...

Pros: Charming story black comedy. Excellent Acting. Great Script.
Cons: Possibly insulting if you take religion or beauty pagents too seriously.

To be honest when I first saw a preview for this movie, I was not at all encouraged to go see it. I thought it was going to be some silly little story about two girls competing against each other in a beauty pageant. It turns out I was wrong. It is a...

Pros: Good acting by Dunst, Richards etc.
Cons: Jokes were boring and old, "mockumentary" format was tedious

I was looking forward to Drop Dead Gorgeous, because it seemed like the kind of funny, teen movie I usually like. Boy, was I wrong! It's a mockumentary, a fake documentary, but that did just about nothing for the film, it in fact made it even more...

Pros: Will Sasso of MadTV provided most laughs
Cons: The movie tries so hard, but it didn't work.

It took me some time, to see how I would start off an epinion on a mockumentary. I've never done this before, but there's a first time for everything. I've decided to write in a theme, being that this movie was like a backstage pass. I chose to write as...

Pros: An excellent black comedy with brilliant actors and a hilarious plot.
Cons: Some scenes might be a little unpleasant for some.

Over the past few years, there seem to have been a lot of movies under the category ‘teen’. Bring It On, Get Over It, Legally Blonde…the list is endless. Just by looking at the movie posters, you seem to gather the actual content of...

Pros: good acting by a bit player
Cons: very flat and not the least bit engrossing

It was originally going to be called the 'Dairy Queens.' But whatever the title, when they had trouble coming up with a title, they should have dropped the whole idea of the movie right off the bat.

I only rented the movie because they made...

Pros: The trailer shows none of the funny parts in this movie and there are a lot of them!
Cons: The Minnesota accents are kind of annoying but well done.

There are very few sacred things left in America today. With the continuation of the family breakdown and the media's right to run a muck what's a person to believe in? So if you're looking for a movie with good family values and an appreciation...

Pros: Really funny; Great commentary on pageant life
Cons: Some things are just plum offensive and need to be taken with a grain of salt.

Yes, I admit it. I am a product of an adolescence spent in pageants. From 1991 through 1994, I competed in three major pageants: Miss National Tenager, Junior Miss, and Ms. Barbizon International. I traveled to various places in my state and even...