Review of Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) by Brian T — 14 Jan 2009

I'm always surprised how many people HAVEN'T seen this movie! Spread the word people!

This review of Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991) was written by Brian T on 14 Jan 2009.

Drop Dead Gorgeous has generally received mixed reviews.

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I love how it makes a little fun of the catty behavior that is behind beauty pagents, but the acting wasn't as good as it should have…

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By Stefan K (174) on 25 Jul 2014

The fact that reviewers did not like this film says so much about film criticism and its overall misunderstanding of popular culture criticism…

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By Fahren T (7) on 05 Apr 2013

Genius cult classic. This film is the epitome of a dark comedy. Those who don't get it, won't like it. If you do get it, you will laugh your ass off…

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