Zoolander

This comedy just entertains me. It's so silly that it's great. It is played for stupidity, but at the same time, it is an excellent critique of what is actually important in our society. There are absolutely fantastic characters here that will stick in your memory, also because their actors were willing to give everything to their performances and were not afraid. (31/03/2015)

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% (26/06/2012)

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. (13/02/2016)

Ingeniously dumb and dumbly ingenious - a total parody of a lifestyle, life and everything. Indescribable absurdity multiplied by infinity, which goes all the way ad absurdum. For Christ’s sake, I so want to a man who looks not just good, but really good, like a male model, and I wish I could manage at least Zoolander’s Magnum. I’m not setting my sights on Blue Steel quite yet, but the day will come... Lucky I have this on CD and so can have countless repeat viewings to get Derek’s prize expression down to a T. (16/09/2006)

I'll have Ben Stiller fixed in my mind as an original filmmaker, also considering his previous The Cable Guy. Zoolander is a hard to describe film, with an original story and some brilliant scenes. I can't say I laughed my ass off, but it's definitely not boring crap. (13/04/2003)