Bedazzled is a poor remake of the original 1967 version of the same name. One thing I can say is that Bedazzled has about forty good minutes. The movie is an hour and a half long, so there’s a lot of time to sit there and daydream.
Computer support advisor Elliot Richards (Brendan Fraser) is a lame and annoying guy. He is obnoxious and can’t make friends or talk to the girl of his dreams. At night, he is miserable, until he meets someone who can change all of that. Satan. Except this version of the devil (Elizabeth Hurley) is a super hot chick who easily seduces Elliot into signing away his soul for seven wishes.
The best parts of the film are when Elliott morphs into the characters he wishes for. You know there’s a catch, right? When he wishes to be rich and powerful, he ends up a Colombia drug lord. That may seem like a spoiler, but you only need to see tv commercials to guess what that is all about. Hell, I knew going in exactly what he was going to wish for and become before it happened, thanks to the trailers, or should I say no thanks? I hate spoilers as much as the next guy, but they just give too much away these days. Anyhow, Fraser does a great job. He is hilarious. And when he plays a huge basketball superstar, it proves to be another fun moment. But this movie is filled with moments. It’s all just clipped together. It could have been better.
The last thirty minutes are plain boring. I wanted more hijinx and got a whole lot of gushy romantic nonsense. This movie is supposed to be a comedy, not a romantic drama. You can’t mix two different movies together and glue them as one right in the middle. It just kills the momentum. Bedazzled is good for a laugh, but once Elliott is down to his last wish, head for the car and avoid the rush.
+ charlie craine
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