Review of Flawless (1999) by Carol G — 25 Oct 2013

Really enjoyed this movie - don't get the haters....

This review of Flawless (1999) was written by Carol G on 25 Oct 2013.

Flawless has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Eliza Truitt (2) for Slate (2,081) on 30 Oct 2016

Hoffman's turn as the drag queen has its endearing and comically catty moments, but Flawless' utter phoniness subsumes all efforts at honest acting…

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By Kristen Y (5) on 03 Jul 2011

Philip Seymour Hoffman is a perfect drag queen here, De Niro's acting is touching. I wonder why most critics find the plot bad. Not bad at all…

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By Wesley Morris (1,967) for San Francisco Examiner (1,621) on 06 Jan 2012

Flawless is what happens when a filmmaker has no sense of naturalism, no sense of realism and no real natural sense…

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By Pavan R (814) on 22 May 2011

The story is a flawed in a few places but Hoffmans performance keeps it going ....and average movie overall…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 05 Sep 2015

More fable than slice of life, and all these people and props give Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman their opening to create two screwy…

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By Marina N (275) on 04 Jul 2012

The movie is not flawless, all in all, but is has many facets that deserve credit…

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By Sma A (300) on 25 Aug 2012

Philip Seymour Hoffman is hilarious in this film. Gotta love the queens…

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Very good time seeing this one…

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By Caya A (12) on 26 Mar 2012

Wonderful movie about tolerance of others…

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By Paul Z (502) on 17 Sep 2012

One of Hollywood's most idiosyncratic money-spinners, Joel Schumacher pairs two of our very most compelling actors in that timeless Odd Couple…

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