Critic Reviews
Zoolander (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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Cineclub-Filmkritik
Nitrate Online (Elias Savada)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
Overall, the movie's dressing-down of the fashion industry is a runway success. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Citysearch (Dan Fazio)
This is Lancashire (--)
Empire Movies (Sean Cullin)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Often unspeakably funny. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at New York Times (Elvis Mitchell)
Empire Magazine (--)
Reel.com (Mary Kalin-Casey)
Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
Ignoring that this is a dumb comedy about the assassination of a head of state of an Islamic country, then this is a delightful, enjoyable, and very often quite funny film. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)
El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
Moviola (Jorge G. Avila Andrade)
Mutant Reviewers From Hell
Xi-online (Harco Gijsbers)
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Has little charm and not nearly enough big laughs to sustain its withering plot and quick 85-minute running time. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Bucket Reviews (Danny Baldwin)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Even with the director hustling his cast like a fashion-show martinet, there's only so much cartoon emoting to be done before we're anticipating a TV commercial break. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
What Zoolander does have, and this was enough for me, is a sublime comic performance by Owen Wilson. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Zoolander's vain stupidity gets as wearisome on film as such behaviour is in real life. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
After the last few weeks through which we've all lived, there's something to be said for the humorous distraction of something so non-threateningly stupid. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Ben Stiller'sZoolandergoes for heavy-handed laughs as it sends up the fashion industry. The result is like using a steam roller to press a pair of pants.Still, the laughs are there -- intermittently -- despite the film's two ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik
It’s been proven time and again that, unless there’s something
distinguishable behind it, the story of a man and his stupidity cannot survive
the average length of a feature film. Zoolander supports this theory,
although it is ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
FilmHead.com (Matt Heffernan)
Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The story starts slowly with a lot of jokes that miss the mark, but it gets funnier and more energetic as it goes along. Stiller, Owen Wilson and Christine Taylor ably carry much of the story load, assisted by some good supporting actors, headed by none ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
Derek Zoolander (Ben Stiller), he of the famed "Blue Steel" pose, has been the biggest thing in male modelling for the past few years, gracing magazine covers and billboards with his "really really really good looks", walking down the runways around the ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Montreal Film Journal (Kevin N. Laforest)
DigitalVD.de (Carsten Scheibe)
Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
This comedy far exceeds the time span over which watching people acting dumb and making funny faces remains funny. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Chicago Tribune (Mark Caro)
ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Movies like this reminde me of really absurd inventions. You know, the kind that seem to have a good idea during conception but are next to impossible to apply to everyday life. Pretty much the whole chain of Saturday Night Live skits-turned-movies fall ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at ESpy.ca (Jayson Hopkins)
Mediasharx (Dustin Gast)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Maybe another rewrite, maybe an extra writer, maybe a better concept... ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
Movie Marshal (Paul Boschen)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
The conceit isn't really rich enough to fill out a feature-length running time, and the film often feels slack and attenuated. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Variety (Emanuel Levy)
Profoundly silly, this light and fluffy satire of the fashion industry targets for a change not the female but male models. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Variety (Emanuel Levy)
Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
It's a one-joke movie -- models are vain, bulimic morons -- and it wears out faster than a pair of paper panties. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
David N. Butterworth
The only threat to Derek's throne is a blueeyed blond supermodel named Hansel. Played by Owen Wilson (from "Shanghai Noon"; he also played opposite Stiller in "Meet the Parents"), Hansel is every bit as handsomeand intellectually impairedas his rival. ...read the complete Zoolander movie review at David N. Butterworth
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