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      Fatal Beauty

      R 1987 1h 42m Crime Drama List
      20% Tomatometer 15 Reviews 55% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Detective Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug, called "Fatal Beauty." With the help of her partner, Jimenez (Ruben Blades), and a former bodyguard for a local cartel (Sam Elliott), Rita will do whatever it takes to find out who's dealing Fatal Beauty and stop them. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      Janet Maslin New York Times The wisecracks and the swaggering are as unrelieved as the film's almost comically ecstatic gunplay. Someone must have figured audiences like things this way. Rated: 2/5 May 20, 2003 Full Review Rita Kempley Washington Post Bloody, boring and pandering, is as poisonous as the drug trade it pretends to defame. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Tom Holland directed from a script and story credited to three individuals, anyone could have knocked this one out during coffee break. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) I'd rather see Whoopi Goldberg in a mediocre movie than not see her at all, but now they are asking too much of me, and running my patience thin. [Full review in Spanish] Jul 6, 2022 Full Review Roger Hurlburt South Florida Sun-Sentinel Nothing, not a thing in Fatal Beauty is believable. Rated: 1/4 Aug 19, 2021 Full Review Mike McGranaghan Aisle Seat Never quite hits the sweet spot in balancing action and humor. The film clunkily moves back and forth between them, rather than getting them to work in unison. Rated: 2/4 Apr 19, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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      L S It's almost impossible to not love Goldberg doing what she does best as a wise cracking cop with a heart of gold. Enjoyable and entertaining. Nothing more nothing less. It's really disappointing when almost everyone envonved in a film says they regret it. Especially when they achieve exactly what they set out to do. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/23 Full Review Big T Pure 80s goodness. Speaking with my nostalgia glasses on, of course. Probably not a blockbuster back then but a decent flick to watch today if your looking to reconnect with the past and kill some time. Very cliche but I liked Goldberg's performance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Total Junk Movie,has to be Whoopi's worst movie ever---Very poorly done, and it understandably bombed at the box office,don't waste your time Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member A very thrilling action-comedy with Harold Faltermeyer's wonderful electronical score! Beautiful actress game Goldberg and Elliot. And get out racism! 10 / 10 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Sam Elliot...need I say more. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Just as dumb / entertaining as the rest of the '80s action heap. Fun enough. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Detective Rita Rizzoli (Whoopi Goldberg) is accustomed to donning costumes and going undercover to nail crooks. But she'll be required to use all of her get-ups and more when a major cocaine ring is suspected of turning out a potent new strain of the drug, called "Fatal Beauty." With the help of her partner, Jimenez (Ruben Blades), and a former bodyguard for a local cartel (Sam Elliott), Rita will do whatever it takes to find out who's dealing Fatal Beauty and stop them.
      Director
      Tom Holland
      Producer
      Leonard C. Kroll
      Screenwriter
      Hilary Henkin, Dean Riesner
      Production Co
      Metro Goldwyn Mayer, CST Telecommunications
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Crime, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Sep 16, 2008
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $10.8M
      Runtime
      1h 42m
      Sound Mix
      Surround
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