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Flawless on DVD (1999)
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Utterly schematic, hopelessly old-fashioned and totally bogus, director Joel Schumacher's highly personal comedy drama nevertheless delivers some camp laughs along its uneven, shamelessly manipulative route. After suffering a stroke, homophobic security guard Robert De Niro is rehabilitated by street-smart drag queen Philip Seymour Hoffman. A meaningful relationship ensues as the macho patient learns the error of his bigoted ways. Deflating the simplistic morality fable is a vicious subplot involving stolen mob money that Hoffman may have hidden to pay for a sex-change operation. The two leads strive for emotional impact, but the superficial screenplay continually lets them down by substituting bitchy one-liners for heartfelt truths. Entertainment Weekly "...Schumacher does his most jovial and humane work in years....As long as Hoffman and De Niro are acting out, it's a light-fingered charmer..." -- Rating: B+ Time Out For what it's worth, this could be Schumacher's best film. There's no stylised-to-oblivion cartoon sensationalism, none... Read more on www.timeout.com Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
