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Summary: Dazzling! Romantic!! Funny!!
Review: If you like romantic comedies, this is the thing for you! Specially if you're fond of the old kind of stories, like the ones Audrey Hepburn used to do. But in this case, today's Lucille Ball Fran Drescher is the princess. Well, kind of. She plays a typical new yorker beautician who's sent to a once-upon-a-time land as a tutor to the three children of a dictator ( played by Timothy Dalton ). As chemistry starts working its magic, romance begins to blossom where no one would ever have thought... So, join The Beautician And The Beast in this wonderful story and have a great time!!! It'll certainly entertain you and your whole family! Timothy Dalton is very charming and Fran Drescher has never been this funny! So, let's put it this way: if you don't have it, buy it now! You won't regret it! :o)
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Summary: Fairly satisfying for a rainy, stay-at-home night.
Review: If you're a Dalton fan, you'll find this movie a little less than satisfying simply because it is a comedy. Timothy Dalton is made for serious drama with his voice, stunning screne presence and talent. This doesn't rule out his ability to do comedy..it's just more of a "Fran" thing and it's her movie all the way. There are some good laughs, but the ending leaves you wanting just a little more.
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Summary: Fran is the queen of all kingdoms
Review: Loved the movie, hated what the European (Prague) weather looked like. Makes me glad I live in the USA instead of over there.Location aside, I have to laugh at all the snippy internet reviewers of this movie in general, who want to hold up Fran's acting in comparison to the standards of a Carole Lombard or a Mae West. Strange how these same reviewers have no problem agreeing that terrible actresses like Paltrow and Kidman should have Oscars shoved at them, with no comparison of them to real actresses like a Meryl Streep or a Jane Fonda. Anyway, it's just supposed to be a light comedy, so lighten up! This flick, which is The King And I meets Beauty And The Beast, is all about Fran, so hang the rest. If you're not a fan, get over it and go watch something else, without raining on the parades of others. But if you're a good little Nanny nosher, then there is nothing but enjoyment to be found in the lighthearted banter and cute outfits that our favorite Flushing girl offers. Even the political slant of poking fun at dictators has taken on more relevance in recent years, if one wants to look closer at the plot. But who cares about dull things like script construction when there's so much of gorgeous Fran to see? Naturally, though, all us Nannyholics have been waiting impatiently for the widescreen DVD release of this movie - so get on it, you lazy studio execs out there! ~~~~~~ UPDATE: On June 24, 2003 this movie indeed WAS released on a wonderful widescreen DVD! Thank you, studio folks! Oy, I know there's no original trailer, so it doesn't get five stars, but I've changed my earlier 3 star rating to a 4 since there IS audio commentary by the fabulous Fran herself! So enjoy!
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Summary: Fran in top form!
Review: Riding high on the success of her hit TV show "The Nanny", Fran Dresher conquered the cinema with the 1997 hit THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BEAST, an update of the classic fairytale with a modern twist. Joy Miller (Fran Dresher) is a struggling makeup artist from Queens who is mistaken for a highly intelligent teacher and taken to the small European kingdom of Slovetzia to teach the three eldest children of dictator Boris Pochenko (Timothy Dalton). The children blossom under her unethical guidance while the cold Boris slowly falls in love with the pert and perky Joy. Featuring Lisa Jakub (MRS DOUBTFIRE), Heather deLoatch (A LITTLE PRINCESS), Phyllis Newman (MANNEQUIN) and Ian McNiece, THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BEAST is a delightful comedy favorite.
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Summary: Fran in top form!
Review: Riding high on the success of her hit TV show "The Nanny", Fran Dresher conquered the cinema with the 1997 hit THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BEAST, an update of the classic fairytale with a modern twist. Joy Miller (Fran Dresher) is a struggling makeup artist from Queens who is mistaken for a highly intelligent teacher and taken to the small European kingdom of Slovetzia to teach the three eldest children of dictator Boris Pochenko (Timothy Dalton). The children blossom under her unethical guidance while the cold Boris slowly falls in love with the pert and perky Joy. Featuring Lisa Jakub (MRS DOUBTFIRE), Heather deLoatch (A LITTLE PRINCESS), Phyllis Newman (MANNEQUIN) and Ian McNiece, THE BEAUTICIAN AND THE BEAST is a delightful comedy favorite.
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Summary: LOVE IT!!!!!! THE MODERN KING AND I!!!!!!!!
Review: The acting is great. This is a very good update on the King and I. Unlike those thiner updates (ten things i hate about you is taming the shrew, and clueless is emma, etc.) this one sticks to the plot and is much more funnier than the musical King and I. I will say this only once. BYE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Fran Fran Fran!
Review: There's know one like her, and if you like the nanny, you will love this even better. A very sweet and up comming modernization of a cinderella story. Except, instead of leaving behind a slipper, in the end she leaves an entire country pining for her. A wonderful light love story filled with humor and laughs abound. And youv'e got to see her chicken!
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Summary: Beastly
Review: Think Cinderella for lonely yentas and you get this crooked picture. Drescher is Joy Miller, who, after rescuing some bunnies from the beauty school where she teaches, is enlisted by an emissary from Slovetzia, an eastern European country where the iron curtain hasn't been fully drawn yet. Her job? No, not pedicures. She's to teach the repressed children of Boris "The Beast" Pochenko, a grumpy, Stalinesque leader played by Timothy Dalton. Joy gets cutesy-cuddley with the president's kids and still finds time to talk to the common people (Yo! It's Evita from Queens). Bypassing all boundaries of movie realism, Joy somehow endears herself to Boris. For his part, the cold as ice commander strokes his bushy mustache, gobbles one of Joy's delicious sandwiches, and ponders a former Communist country with the gum-chewing shrew as his first lady. Predictable, eh comrade? Apart from the Drescher's missing-in-action talent, The Beautician and the Beast suffers from an utter lack of inventiveness: the proletariat is oppressed, the prime minister is the snarling villain, and the children are sweethearts who just want daddy's love. The only thing that keeps the silly enterprise afloat is Dalton. He, at least, looks like he's having fun putting on the hokey Baltic accent. Even with the stinker dialogue he's handed, the former 007 appears to enjoy hamming it up. The Beautician and the Beast isn't exactly endearing Valentine's Day entertainment. In fact, if I took my wife to this one she'd probably ask for a divorce and demand half of what I own. She'd deserve it all and then some.
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Summary: A great actress in a Great movie.
Review: This film was awesome! I loved "The Nanny" and still watch it today on Lifetime. Fran Drescher is one of the great actors of our time. Her unique voice and offbeat style puts her over the top. This movie would have lost all of it personality and perkiness if not for Fran Drescher. Two Thumbs up!
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Summary: Awesome fun
Review: This is a wonderful Cinderella story if ever I've seen one. Mistaken identity, a teacher of cosmetology becomes a teacher of royalty. The children in the movie are great, and I took an instant liking to the youngest girl, due to the fact that she was a "big, beautiful woman." Timothy Dalton was spectacular in playing the stubborn, nonsympathetic king of his country, who had no clue as to what his staff were doing behind his back. Fran Drescher was magnificent, and even in her Queens behavior, innocent, but strong-hearted. She was the perfect match for this king who realized after meeting her that he could not live without her. I would hope everybody will watch this beautiful, sincere love story, and recommend it highly.
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