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Oracle of Delphi'Material Girls' is a silly disappointment
September 17th 2006 23:27
I'm a huge Hilary Duff fan. I ove the girl's look, music and usually her movies. I have to say though I was pretty underwhelmed by Hilary's latest offering 'Material Girls' in which she stars alongside her real life sister Haylie.
Here's the basic plotline: The Marchetta sisters Ava (Haylie Duff) and Tanzie (Hilary Duff) live the good life. They are heiresses to one of the most successful cosmetics companies, which since their father's death is run by their uncle Tommy Katzenbach (Brent Spiner). All they have to do is make an appearance here and there. After a television exposé about the company's night cream causing scarring and disfigurement, the girls' credit cards are frozen and cosmetics queen rival Fabielle (Angelica Huston) makes a take-over bid for the company. In a bid to clear the company name, Ava and Tanzie investigate the matter with the help of a legal aid worker (Lukas Haas) and Marchetta company chemist (Marcus Coloma).
While the film's got some neat one liners for the most part it's very silly and pretty unfunny. There's gratuitous cross promotion (Dominoes Pizza and Pepsi) and a redundant first half hour which adds nothing to the story. Note also, Hilary's stylist should be shot. For all it's flaws, 'Material Girsl' is still fun if you're in the mood for inane silliness and you can stand Haylie's appalling acting. Hilary is gorgeous as usual (despite her styling) and Angelica Huston (what she's doing slumming it in the movie I don't know) is great as the evil make-up magnate Fabielle.
Here's the basic plotline: The Marchetta sisters Ava (Haylie Duff) and Tanzie (Hilary Duff) live the good life. They are heiresses to one of the most successful cosmetics companies, which since their father's death is run by their uncle Tommy Katzenbach (Brent Spiner). All they have to do is make an appearance here and there. After a television exposé about the company's night cream causing scarring and disfigurement, the girls' credit cards are frozen and cosmetics queen rival Fabielle (Angelica Huston) makes a take-over bid for the company. In a bid to clear the company name, Ava and Tanzie investigate the matter with the help of a legal aid worker (Lukas Haas) and Marchetta company chemist (Marcus Coloma).
While the film's got some neat one liners for the most part it's very silly and pretty unfunny. There's gratuitous cross promotion (Dominoes Pizza and Pepsi) and a redundant first half hour which adds nothing to the story. Note also, Hilary's stylist should be shot. For all it's flaws, 'Material Girsl' is still fun if you're in the mood for inane silliness and you can stand Haylie's appalling acting. Hilary is gorgeous as usual (despite her styling) and Angelica Huston (what she's doing slumming it in the movie I don't know) is great as the evil make-up magnate Fabielle.
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