Soapdish
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: May 31, 1991 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
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Generally favorable reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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50
Miami HeraldBill CosfordJun 28, 2017
Soapdish is a spoof of soap operas, and the problem should be apparent from the start: It is very, very difficult to parody that which dwells already in the land of self-parody. [31 May 1991, p.G5]
50
Time Out LondonStaff (Not Credited)
Nothing succeeds like excess, this comedy would have us believe. But the thwarted egos, rampant libidos, and starry cast - while wonderful at first - begin to look frayed around half-way through. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The actors look like they're having a great time, playing exaggerated versions of their stereotyped neuroses, and the complex plot's fast movement keeps the audience's attention well. But with all this, something is very wrong with SOAPDISH: It isn't all that funny. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The satire loses its edge as the filmmakers wrongheadedly try to humanize this nest of vipers. Soapdish is more fun when it's spitting venom than when it's licking wounds. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Soapdish makes the tackiness of soap operas seem far more desperate than funny. Read full review
40
EmpireWilliam Thomas
The trouble with spoofing soap opera is that its dramatically deranged conventions - dead characters resurrected, hitherto unknown progeny claiming birthrights and bedrooms, characters metamorphosed into new actors - are already so absurd they are hard to send up any further. Read full review
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