
In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps. Explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but nice) Amber Atkins won't be stopped. There could well be more death and disappointment to come.... (Full plot summary below)
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In a small Minnesota town, the annual beauty pageant is being covered by a TV crew. Former winner Gladys Leeman wants to make sure her daughter follows in her footsteps. Explosions, falling lights, and trailer fires prove that. As the Leemans are the richest family in town the police are pretty relaxed about it all. Despite everything, main rival (but nice) Amber Atkins won't be stopped. There could well be more death and disappointment to come.
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| Sacramento BeeJoe BaltakeDrop Dead Gorgeous is undeniably a refinement of the Farrelly Bros.' brand of audacity. |
| Salon.comMary Elizabeth WilliamsSo genuinely, viciously funny you can't help laughing -- even when you feel really bad about yourself for doing so. |
| San Francisco ChronicleEdward GuthmannOne of the year's funniest acts of malice. |
| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasOccasionally heavy-handed and overdone -- and scarcely free from a self-congratulatory tone -- this latest spoof is nonetheless lots of fun, clever and fearless, and loaded with wicked lines and touches. |
| Film Journal InternationalShirley SealyThe spicy, fast-paced script is salt-and-peppered with zany zingers. |
| Kalamazoo GazetteJames SanfordWilliams, however, thinks we should be tickled just by the mere mention of cow-tipping, lutefisk and Melissa Manchester. ... Poor people living in trailer parks and wearing polyester -- pretty witty stuff, this. |
| Solzy at the MoviesDanielle SolzmanIn spite of all the predictability, the campy tone of Drop Dead Gorgeous, combined with such fun performances, is what makes it so wonderful. |
| USA TodaySusan WloszczynaThe film sets a quirky tone and sustains it until a very bizarre and contrived ending. |
| Film.comSean P. MeansDrop Dead Gorgeous is a satire of beauty contests, which is simultaneously beating a dead horse and kicking a stubborn mule. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAlthough the satire is biting and the tone is irreverent, Drop Dead Gorgeous lacks the killer script and top notch performances necessary to make this a wholly successful production. |