Death Becomes Her

1992 "In one small bottle... The fountain of youth. The secret of eternal life. The power of an ancient potion. Sometimes it works... sometimes it doesn't."
6.7| 1h44m| PG-13| en
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Madeline is married to Ernest, who was once arch-rival Helen's fiance. After recovering from a mental breakdown, Helen vows to kill Madeline and steal back Ernest. Unfortunately for everyone, the introduction of a magic potion causes things to be a great deal more complicated than a mere murder plot.

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RyothChatty ridiculous rating
HeadlinesExotic Boring
Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Staci Frederick Blistering performances.
djfrost-46786 I haven't seen this movie in years. The graphics are awesome for how old it is. They did a great job. Great movie!!!
Pjtaylor-96-138044 'Death Becomes Her (1992)' is unfocused and messy, unsure what it wants to be at every step of the way. This means that there's essentially nothing to grab on to, least of all the incredibly unlikable characters. The movie can never quite decide who it wants to follow, and, thus, we have don't have anything to care about, not even all the special effects spectacle - which actually just erupts from essentially nowhere in the flick's latter half. The effects are fairly impressive if you consider the time of release, but they're made such a big deal of, and are honestly such an important pillar of any potential enjoyment, that their inevitable ageing is all the more evident and detrimental - which is actually quite ironic, though possibly beneficial, given the piece's themes. 4/10
Kirpianuscus Maybe, one of the most provocative portraits of obsession about appearances and eternal life. inspired performances, Bruce Willis in a role so far by the well known performances, gags and humor and spiced irony , conflicts and magic. a fairy tale using familiar pieces. in smart manner. that is one of the reasons of freshness for this comedy about women and theirs...desires.
Paul Magne Haakonsen I remember watching this movie back in the mid 1990's, give or take, and do recall it as being an entertaining movie. So I took the time to sit down and watch it again in 2017.And let me just start out by saying that having aged 25 years has done nothing to the movie, because it is every bit as entertaining and enjoyable now as it was back then. So one might speculate whether or not the potion that thwarts aging and restores youth have been given to the movie as well...The story is about the rivalry between two friends; Helen Sharp (played by Goldie Hawn) and Madeline Ashton (played by Meryl Streep). Helen is engaged to be married to Ernest Menville (played by Bruce Willis) when Madeline swoops in an steal him away. Ernest and Madeline become married, but the years of marriage wedges an emotional separation between them, and during these years Helen is down on her luck and harbors a strong resentment towards Madeline all these years. 12 years later, Helen walks back into the lives of Ernest and Madeline, and things are taking a very unexpected turn...It is a combination of storyline, acting performances and special effects that keep this movie fresh and up to date. Yes, even while the movie is from 1992, the special effects are quite good and still do manage to stand up to the effects of today.The music score for the movie was quite good, as it should be of course at the hands of Alan Silvestri.Director Robert Zemeckis managed to turn writers Martin Donovan and David Koepp's story into a very enjoyable movie on the screen.If you haven't already seen "Death Becomes Her", then I can strongly recommend that you find the time to do so, should you happen to get the chance, because this is a rather nice movie.