Zoolander
Paramount Pictures | Release Date: September 28, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 31 Critic Reviews
Positive:
18
Mixed:
11
Negative:
2
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60
New Times (L.A.)Robert Wilonsky
Like all films constructed out of pop-culture effluvia, Zoolander runs the risk of being so last month; this is a movie that treats Fabio as the ultimate punch line and regards David Bowie as the prince of style. Read full review
60
SalonStephanie Zacharek
It's to Stiller's credit that he can sustain the joke for the length of the movie, but just barely. Ten more minutes of Zoolander would have been 10 minutes too many. Read full review
60
VarietyTodd McCarthy
Misses its comic targets as often as it hits them but is endearing all the same for the good-natured cheer with which it skewers the eminently skewerable. Read full review
60
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
It's a diverting mess, sometimes even a delightful mess.
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
A sometimes inspired but sputtering parody of the fashion industry. It's desperate to please, yet never unzips the fancy pants of haute couture. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Even though it’s mostly pleasant and sometimes funny, Zoolander could use some sort of boost. Read full review
50
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
When he's playing a relatively normal guy ringed by eccentrics, as in "There's Something About Mary" and "Meet the Parents," Stiller can be flat-out funny. In Zoolander, he's just one nutso among many, and he cancels himself out. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMark Caro
The main problem is the director-star's choice to play so far beneath his intelligence for so long. Stiller lacks the physical gifts and projected sweetness of, say, Jim Carrey in "Dumb and Dumber," and unlike Peter Sellers in the "Pink Panther" movies, he can't keep a straight face.
50
San Francisco ChronicleBob Graham
It's probably pointless to complain when a movie sets out to be stupid and actually is. (And the people who came up with a couple of these ideas think male models are dumb.) Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Overall, how funny you find it will probably depend on whether or not the mere sight of Stiller sucking in his cheeks, widening his eyes and striking preposterous poses makes you laugh uproariously. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
In theory, Zoolander is ''Pret-à-Porter'' on laughing gas. In practice, however, the movie is an ill-fitting suit of gags, too long in the crotch even at 90 minutes. Read full review
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