Bedazzled

Review by Jason Gaston

 

Brendan Fraiser is a big, hopeless, socially inept, computer nerd who's deeply in love with a woman who doesn't even know he exists. So, enter Elizabeth Hurley as Satan, the princess of darkness, who promises Brendan seven wishes in exchange for his soul. Of course, Brendan accepts and wishes for several different things all without knowing that he has to be really, really, really specific or Satan's going to muck everything up.

Hey, she's the devil. Whaddya expect?

For example - and I'm saying this only because it's given away in the trailer - Brendan wishes to be rich, powerful, and married to the girl of his dreams so, Satan turns him into a Colombian drug lord.

Hardee har har har.

Bedazzled is a cute movie with some nice comedic twists and unbelievable makeup turning Fraiser into all sorts of people from the drug lord to a seven foot tall basketball player Elizabeth Hurley is delicious as the devil, a seductress who is every bit as charming as she is dangerous.

Unfortunately, when it comes to playing different characters in the same movie, Brendan Fraiser is no Eddie Murphy. In fact, Brendan Fraiser was all wrong for this movie. Don't get me wrong, I like Brenden just fine, but Bedazzled seemed to be screaming for a better comedic character actor.

Despite the oversight in casting, Bedazzled works as a diverting comedy. Nothing too hilarious about it, but it's a nice way to spend an afternoon and seeing Elizabeth Hurly in dozens of skimpy skin-tight leather get-ups is more than worth the price of admission, but what happened to the red bikini and boa constrictor we saw in the previews? Dizzam, that was hot!