Splashed and accessorized with brainy nonsense, "D.E.B.S." is a "H.O.O.T."
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Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
Chicago TribuneAllison Benedikt
So what started as a female "Agent Cody Banks" happily and seamlessly becomes so much more, with style and substance existing in unusual harmony for a spy spoof.
70
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
Film ThreatPete Vonder Haar
If you didn't like "Charlie’s Angels," there’s a good chance you'll enjoy the smarter, sexier D.E.B.S.
60
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Aims for a mix of "Heathers" wit and "Batman" TV-show camp.
Alas, the movie isn't nearly as amusing as its premise, but it's refreshingly different from most run-of-the-mill teenage fare.
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The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
An incorrigible tease. It baits its audience with the promise of fluffy, light-footed cotton-candy fare, but delivers a clumsy, talky, indifferently filmed lesbian romance.
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L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
L.A. WeeklyErnest Hardy
Doesn't live up to its genre-crossing, parodic ambitions.
You might think there's no downside to a movie that peeks up the skirts of babes in micro-minis, but writer-director Angela Robinson's dimwitted satire is libido-killing proof to the contrary.