Bedazzled - Special Edition
Directed by Harold Ramis
20th Century Fox 2000

reviews by Terry Wickham

Brendan Fraser stars as Elliot Richards, a clueless, geeky nerd who is in big time need of a lady. There is a girl in his office Alison (Frances O'Connor) whom he has a crush on, but he's too frightened to approach her. In walks the Devil, who is played by Elizabeth Hurley. This part seems designed for Hurley as she plays the silky, sexy princess of darkness to the hilt. Elliot is so desperate to be with Alison that he ends up selling his soul for seven wishes. But they always say be careful for what you wish for.

Fraser is able to comfortably fit himself into the character. He ends up playing multiple kinds of characters because he changes with each wish he makes. One character is emotional; another is tough and various other levels of personal confidence, expression and appearance. Fraser also is able to be a dork and to his credit, he somehow always gets you to like him.

There's no doubt guys will go for Elizabeth Hurley. Between Hurley's vivacious body an English accent, she makes a succulent adversary. This may be the best role I've seen her play so far. She seems to relish the opportunity of controlling Fraser's character like a puppet master.

Director Harold Ramis has made better films than this, but Bedazzled will make you laugh.

The movie looks and sounds crisp and you will enjoy the making of featurette. There are also two audio commentaries, still photo section and "Bedazzling Designs with Deena Appel," which breaks down Hurley's wardrobe.

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