(1/10)
They should change the H to a J – this is BAD!
Rotten script tells the cliché-ridden story of this dorky computer-programmer guy (what he actually does
seems a bit confusing) who falls prey to Satan and his hot side-kick (Deborah Shelton from “Dallas” and
that 90’s sci-fi epic “Nemesis”). They offer him the chance to be this super-cool, super-rich, super-good-
looking stud in exchange for his soul. And they give him a 90-day trial through the summer! Nothing like
setting up the happy ending early with a sledge-hammer!
So they change him over and suddenly a different actor plays the part. Usually in these type of scenarios
they get a good-looking actor or actress and dress them down, then clean them up for the
transformation. I personally wonder how they broke it to the actor that he’s perfect for the ‘before’ guy!
Imagine being at an audition and hearing, “You’re perfect for the lead – before he becomes handsome
and charming!” And imagine the egomaniacs you have to go through trying to find the ‘perfect’ guy.
Speaking of which, I found their choice for the picture of male attractiveness somewhat odd. I mean, a
heterosexual guy like myself might not be the best one to decide these things, but I kind of thought the
stud version of the guy was a little awkward-looking. Even with a good, well-tanned fasique, the guy has
these big bulging eyes and his facial expressions and mannerisms really looked like a tanned and blone
Martin Short. Now, is Martin Short is the epitome of masculine beauty? I couldn’t tell you.for sure, but it’
s not the impression that I get.
And the handling of the transition is so sloppy – it almost seems like they weren’t sure where when guy
should begin and the other should end, so we start off with this horrible bad overdubbed dialogue.
Anyway, the movie plods along for 90 minutes until it grinds slowly to the exact happy ending we pretty
much figured out in the first five minutes. Along the way we have the late James Coco (basically the poor
man’s Dom DeLuise) hamming it up with bad schtick as the devil. It seems the devil uses time-travel to
cause catastrophes and destruction, so everytime we see him he’s in a bad costume making bad jokes.
Yuk! Throw in constant 70’s game show participant and Frito Lay pitchman Avery Schrieber as the dorky
guy’s boss and you have a film where even the ‘stars’ on hand to lend credibility suck. Was Fred
They should change the H to a J – this is BAD!
Rotten script tells the cliché-ridden story of this dorky computer-programmer guy (what he actually does
seems a bit confusing) who falls prey to Satan and his hot side-kick (Deborah Shelton from “Dallas” and
that 90’s sci-fi epic “Nemesis”). They offer him the chance to be this super-cool, super-rich, super-good-
looking stud in exchange for his soul. And they give him a 90-day trial through the summer! Nothing like
setting up the happy ending early with a sledge-hammer!
So they change him over and suddenly a different actor plays the part. Usually in these type of scenarios
they get a good-looking actor or actress and dress them down, then clean them up for the
transformation. I personally wonder how they broke it to the actor that he’s perfect for the ‘before’ guy!
Imagine being at an audition and hearing, “You’re perfect for the lead – before he becomes handsome
and charming!” And imagine the egomaniacs you have to go through trying to find the ‘perfect’ guy.
Speaking of which, I found their choice for the picture of male attractiveness somewhat odd. I mean, a
heterosexual guy like myself might not be the best one to decide these things, but I kind of thought the
stud version of the guy was a little awkward-looking. Even with a good, well-tanned fasique, the guy has
these big bulging eyes and his facial expressions and mannerisms really looked like a tanned and blone
Martin Short. Now, is Martin Short is the epitome of masculine beauty? I couldn’t tell you.for sure, but it’
s not the impression that I get.
And the handling of the transition is so sloppy – it almost seems like they weren’t sure where when guy
should begin and the other should end, so we start off with this horrible bad overdubbed dialogue.
Anyway, the movie plods along for 90 minutes until it grinds slowly to the exact happy ending we pretty
much figured out in the first five minutes. Along the way we have the late James Coco (basically the poor
man’s Dom DeLuise) hamming it up with bad schtick as the devil. It seems the devil uses time-travel to
cause catastrophes and destruction, so everytime we see him he’s in a bad costume making bad jokes.
Yuk! Throw in constant 70’s game show participant and Frito Lay pitchman Avery Schrieber as the dorky
guy’s boss and you have a film where even the ‘stars’ on hand to lend credibility suck. Was Fred
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| by Jim Haggerty |