The Makeover

The Makeover

2013-01-26 • 1h 25m • PG •
Comedy
5.5
User Score
78 votes

"He's Her Work In Progress"

Overview

This is an update of George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" that changes the genders of the main characters. Hannah Higgins attempts to turn blue-collar Boston beer vendor Elliot Doolittle into a viable candidate and inadvertently learns something of Elliot's side of life.

John Gray

Director

C. Jay Cox

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$8,000,000

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 25m

Release Date

2013-01-26

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Reviews

Nicholas_V

Nicholas_V

2013-01-31T21:50:58.175Z

Not even sweetly silly. This lacks more political credibility than The Campaign. It's hard enough to endure Julia Stiles as this pedantic cold fish who is so concerned with the "proper" English language. But even excusing that, it's the relationship tropes between her character and David Walton which shamelessly force that distance. He is a beer vender who can barely speak. She has pesky issues with everything and can't even do a slight smile. We get it, you can't get further than that. Together they learn to adapt and she realizes that kindness and likability can go a surprisingly long way. Did I expect anything different? Not really, just wanted to start adding to my tally from this year. Sure, I laughed a few times and bought into its sentimental affection, and that is why I wouldn't rate it any lower.