Death Becomes Her (1992)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:10
Rotten:8
Average Rating:5.2/10
Synopsis: Two women, one an author of beauty books and the other a vain actress, constantly compete with each other over which is the more attractive. So they both can't resist when presented with a magical... Two women, one an author of beauty books and the other a vain actress, constantly compete with each other over which is the more attractive. So they both can't resist when presented with a magical elixir that promises eternal youth, life and loveliness. They discover, to their dismay, that the fiendish potion has some unexpectedly devastating -- and darkly funny -- effects. [More]
Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini
Starring: Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, Isabella Rossellini, Sydney Pollack, Ian Ogilvy, Adam Storke, Michelle Johnson, Mary Ellen Trainor, William Frankfather, John Ingle, Fabio
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Screenwriter: Martin Donovan
Composer: Alan Silvestri
Producer: Robert Zemeckis
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In this darker than dark comedy, the actors (Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn) are used as props, part of Bob Zemeckis' nasty, effects-driven satire of our obsession with youth and physical looks. Full Review |
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manic and crazed, but well-done
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Some neat ideas in this flick, all of them way overplayed.
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Further evidence that Zemeckis is the anti-Christ
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Relies way too much on the FX toys, but there's also some really funny stuff scattered about.
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