Review of Zoolander (2001) by Carlos M — 19 Dec 2016

Zoolander is directed and co-written by Ben Stiller, and it stars Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Will Farrell, Jerry Stiller, and Christine Taylor in a comedy about male model who's not quite bright in the head, and he works with Mugatu (Will Farrell) so he can build a education place for children, but it turns out, Mugatu actually want Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller) to assassinate the Prime Minister of Malaysia.

I'm a fan of Ben Stiller's directorial works like Tropic Thunder and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and it's no doubt that in order to watch Zoolander 2, I need to see the first one to get a glimpse of what the sequel has to offer, and so for this, I actually enjoy how dumb this movie is.

Seeing Ben Stiller act stupid in this is pretty funny to see, and it makes me understand in a weird way that I know where his heart is, even if his brain is somewhere in that head of his character. Owen Wilson is great as the main character's rival, and Will Farrell as the villain is hilarious to watch as he's the only one that sees what people aren't about Zoolander.

The humor is good in here that is basically a satire in fashion like the Victoria Secret walk of fame and VH1 of fashion shows. It's not as hilarious as it wants to be, and there are some moments where I think is too dumb and awkward.

Zoolander is a great film that I'm not sure what the sequel is going to bring, and with the ratings that it has, it's something that's probably worrisome.