Zoolander

Name: Zoolander
Director: Ben Stiller
Released: 2001

Ben Stiller

2001

Synopsis

Clear the runway for Derek Zoolander, VH1's three-time male model of the year. His face falls when hippie-chic Hansel scooters in to steal this year's award. The evil fashion guru Mugatu seizes the opportunity to turn Derek into a killing machine. It's a well-designed conspiracy and only with the help of Hansel and a few well-chosen accessories like Matilda can Derek make the world safe for male models everywhere.

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Ben StillerDerek Zoolander
Owen WilsonHansel McDonald
Christine TaylorMatilda Jeffries
Will FerrellJacobim Mugatu
Milla JovovichKatinka Ingabogovinanana
Jerry StillerMaury Ballstein
David DuchovnyJ.P. Prewitt
Jon VoightLarry Zoolander
Judah FriedlanderScrappy Zoolander
Nathan Lee GrahamTodd

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90
Los Angeles Times
Exuberant and insidiously funny satire.
80
Film Threat
Stiller is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish and anyone that may quibble about plot minutiae, is just not ready to have a good time.
75
Boston Globe
Isn't always on the money, but when it is, it really is.
75
New York Daily News
The humor is simple but far from dumb. The dueling "walk-off" between rival male mannequins is inspired, as are the sly juxtapositions of the male model's faux physicality with such real-world demands as coal mining.
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The gags hit more than they miss, and Stiller has moments of inspired absurdity, but he's capable of something more cutting and clever. It's junk food moviemaking: fun to snack on, but hardly a substantial meal.
60
New Times (L.A.)
Like all films constructed out of pop-culture effluvia, Zoolander runs the risk of being so last month; this is a movie that treats Fabio as the ultimate punch line and regards David Bowie as the prince of style.
60
Salon
It's to Stiller's credit that he can sustain the joke for the length of the movie, but just barely. Ten more minutes of Zoolander would have been 10 minutes too many.
50
Washington Post
Even though it’s mostly pleasant and sometimes funny, Zoolander could use some sort of boost.

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