London’s Swinging Sixties meets Faust. That’s a premise that seems like incredibly fertile ground for satire, and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore deliver the goods in Stanley Donen’s Bedazzled. While it is a hit-and-miss affair given the nature of the plot, Bedazzled charms and entertains far more than it bores.
Write that one off as the brilliance of Cook and Moore who play off o... read more
Description:Stanley is a short order cook, infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works at Whimpy Burger with him. Despondent, he prepares to end it all when he meets George Spiggott, aka The Devil. Selling his soul for seven wishes, Stanley tries to woo Margaret first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy induStanley is a short order cook, infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works at Whimpy Burger with him. Despondent, he prepares to end it all when he meets George Spiggott, aka The Devil. Selling his soul for seven wishes, Stanley tries to woo Margaret first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a wealthy industrialist. As each fails, he becomes increasingly aware of the emptiness of each "life," and how much more he has to live for. In the process, he meets the Seven Deadly Sins who try to advise him.... (more)(less)
“London’s Swinging Sixties meets Faust. That’s a premise that seems like incredibly fertile ground for satire, and Peter Cook and Dudley Moore deliver the goods in Stanley Donen’s Bedazzled. While it is a hit-and-miss affair given the nature of the plot, Bedazzled charms and entertains far more than it bores.
Write that one off as the brilliance of Cook and Moore who play off of each other with the ease of a true friendship and partnership. Cook’s blasé devil is entertaining for how bored he frequently seems in his diabolical endeavors. His droll intonations of various comebacks make for a unique version of the devil. And once he starts to lose his favorite play-thing, he becomes desperate and needy for a close friend. I can’t exactly explain why, but I also found his m” read more
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I'm not sure if fans of modern movies would like this or not. Selling your soul to the devil for fame, fortune, happiness, etc... is an often-used theme and I've seen better. I've seen Dudley Moore and Raquel Welch do much better, too. Raquel, however, is as the height of her beauty and sexuality here and it's easy to see how they chose her to play Lust.
Still, not a fantastic movie, by any means. I would say this is interesting only for the inclusion of Welch and to see Dudley early i"