Zoolander

A comedy that is almost hurt by its goofiness. I expected many things from a film with such a stellar cast, but what I got was a slightly above-average romp that only exploits Stiller's ability to make fun of everything and everyone with complete obviousness. This time, he takes on the modelling industry with very mixed results. When Derek confidently strides for his prize, I admittedly had to struggle with a burst of laughter, but watching crazy Will Ferrell with his "evil and malicious" plans made me want to turn off the TV. It was certainly not a waste of time, but if someone mentions Zoolander in front of me, my reaction will probably be the same forever: “That was quite some bullshit”. 60% (06/26/2012)

Funny shit to turn off your brain! The idea is a great satire and the execution is even better. The demented humor for lobotomies is right up my alley and the result is better than I expected. I would have welcomed a bolder, sillier dose of humour, but I'm still satisfied, and Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson clearly enjoyed their roles to the fullest, and so did I. Satisfying. (01/03/2023)

This is definitely one of the craziest and most bullshit films to ever see the light of day. So why the 3 stars? Maybe because of Ben Stiller's absolute parody of himself, which he handles with aplomb? Or perhaps due to the bizarreness of a few scenes? Who knows?! In short, it's bollocks, but not the kind of bollocks like other comedies of its kind, but the kind with that "higher calling". (05/24/2011)

Jesus Christ. Well I honestly expected it to be more of a romp, but there were some great jokes. Actually, I wasn't so much amused by Ben Stiller as I was by Owen Wilson's perfect creation. I might have had a little more fun if I had known that Milla Jovovich played Katinka (and I kept wondering if she was really hot or horrible) and Will Ferrell played Mugatu. I found the humor of the film more or less quite similar to Smith's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and the latter was crammed with jokes, about a third of which I laughed at, but I laughed hard, and that’s the main thing. (10/15/2006)

That's how you find out one day that you don't have a review for Zoolander, even though you love that movie about a totally dumb good guy (who controls so many different perspectives) so much. A very funny and very clever comedy that has no problem switching between crackling humor and moments that I'm not afraid to call poignant and yet still funny, well cast and not giving a damn. (02/13/2016)