Let me say right off the bat that this post includes a SPOILER: there are (sigh!) no catfights between Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards that turn into make-out fests in "Drop Dead Gorgeous", even though the action comes precipitously close at one point. (C'mon, Denise! You kissed Neve Campbell, why not KD?!?) Other than that major disappointment, DDG is well worth an hour and a half of your precious time, especially if you're a young couple trying to conceive. DDG is a fun movie. It's a sexy movie. In fact, it's WAY too steamy for teenage girls, the purported audience for the film (although we all know, New Line--wink, wink--that the film was REALLY aimed at teenage boys, thus all the shots of Kirsten Dunst advertising her need for a sports bra). Yes, as many people have noted, this is a crude film--there are plenty of jokes about Jews, gays, and the mentally handicapped, and a number of rather sweet actresses end up being portrayed as ugly dogs simply because they aren't big-busted blondes. However, one has to consider the whole package, and when that package includes sexy Denise Richards preening for the camera, and Kirsten being her usual ever-so-endearing little self, you know you've got a winner. Besides, what better way to spend a Friday night than sitting in a theatre, watching KD's boobs bounce up and down as she jogs down the highway?
Review of Drop Dead Gorgeous
