An action-packed slog

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

There are very few mocumentaries that I have seen that I actually liked, let alone loved. This movie falls into the 'Loved' category (along with 'This is Spinal Tap'). With an incredible cast, and non-stop dark, biting humor, Drop Dead Gorgeous is one of the few comedies that I've seen that had me laughing out loud.Kirstie Allie, Allison Janney, Ellen Barken, Brittany Murphy, a young Amy Adams, Kirstin Dunst, Denise Richards...so many great actors, and all do a great job. But special kudos go to Will Sasso and Michael McShane, who make an outstanding comedic team.There are some bits that could be considered in 'bad taste' by some, so if you are overly sensitive you may not enjoy it as much. But for the other 99%, check this film out as soon as possible. It is hilarious from beginning to end!

Not sure how people can not find this movie funny... this movie is freaking hilarious! Not only that but the cast is pure quality. The magnificent Kirsten Dunst in the lead... Ellen Barkin as the alkie Mom... Alison Janney... Amy Adams in her first movie role, the sadly missed Brittany Murphy... Plus a superb turn from Denise Richards in the role she was born to play. The only one who goes a bit OTT is Kirstie Allie but everyone else is pretty restrained, considering.Not only that, but the script is dark, dark, dark. If you think bulimia isn't at all funny, wait til you see this flick... au contraire, mon cheri, its hilarious! If you're a fan of the classic Christopher Guest mockumentaries like Best in Show, you will eat this movie up. It uses the same format to excellent effect.Well worth a look... how can a flick that totally eviscerates small town beauty contests not be?

Well, the story of this film is admirably original. A small city has a pageant to choose the prettiest girl around. The film works as a documentary and explores many social town's aspects, making some funny jokes involving irony and sarcasm that really works. Sometimes the characters seem to be unintentionally funny, but of course that's the purpose of the writers-- make them look as if they weren't trying to be funny. "Drop Dead Gorgeous" is apparently a good choice for all ages, since anyone can understand the simple jokes and critics they make throughout the fast 97 minutes. It's just a shame that this film didn't make it to the mainstream and ended up being forgotten right after it's release... I believe it could have had a better publicity. Anyways, give it a try!

I am flabbergasted too this is no way my thing a teen pageant comedy is not my thing but when it melds together with this I like it. It really boggles my mind how the hell Kirsten Dunst ever became in a Crow movie it's not that she's not a good actress she is a talented actress.SPOILERS IN PLOT the basic plot is that someone running a teen pageant who her daughter is in so she rigs it and not in a legal way she starts killing the competition and Amber Atkins (Dunst) is next but in all of her attempts it doesn't work. so what do we have in the talent show that the runner kills all the competition. the daughter sings "your just to good to be true" a horrible song and sings it badly I might add and dancing with Jesus on the cross. do you believe that the mother actually left some people over? I think your answer is "yes" but eventually Kirsten performs after a costume fiasco and she still gave the winner out to the daughter but Atkins' thing that she was better than her performance but the thing is that she blew up her daughter on a swan in a parade to make Dunst the winner.You may think it's not my thing but I laughed.