Review of Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) by Cassandra M — 27 Dec 2009
Ellen Barkin is the trailer trash mother of Amber (Kirsten Dunst), Kirstie Alley is the homicidally ambitious mother of Becky (Denise Richards) a spoilt rich bitch. They will stop at nothing to make sure their daughters win the Mount Rose beauty pageant, and I mean nothing.
The whole movie is made in incredibly bad taste and for that reason alone, a lot of people will hate it; but I found it was very refreshing to see a black comedy of this quality for a change. It's wonderfully scripted and directed, and the cast is simply perfect; everyone in it appears to be relishing the humour in the movie and it shows in their performances.
If you like this kind of humour, you will love this, if you don't warm to black comedy then it's best left alone.
This review of Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) was written by Cassandra M on 27 Dec 2009.
Drop Dead Gorgeous has generally received mixed reviews.
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