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Director: Harold Ramis
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From Time Out Film Guide
Harold Ramis might have had fun with seven magic wishes and a Faustian pact, but this update of a 1967 update of a well-worn legend fails to ignite. The hero, Elliot Richards (Fraser), tempted by the Devil for the sake of a Big Mac and Coke, wastes his wishes, while his so-called adversary, the Princess of Darkness in a red dress, catsuit, traffic-cop and nurse outfits (Hurley, barkingly mediocre), exploits and indulges him in an ad hoc way, thus undermining the rules of their game. Essentially, a computer geek learns a wholesome lesson about not dreaming his life away and being rewarded with, er, the girl of his dreams, albeit a transmogrified version. That said, the visual gags generally come off and the leads have some canny lines.Author: SS
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- yduric said...
- Posted on Apr 10 2011 02:36 Bad and relentlessely stupid piece of shit. Should have competed with 'Dude, Where is My Car?" for the 2000 Razzie Awards.
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Cast & crew
Director: Harold Ramis
Producer: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley, Frances O'Connor, Miriam Shor, Orlando Jones, Paul Adelstein, Toby Huss, Gabriel Casseus full cast
Genre(s): Comedy
Duration: 93 mins
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