Will 'All About Steve' finally win Sandra Bullock a Razzie?
"All About Steve" has earned the worst reviews of the year with Sandra Bullock -- who produced as well as stars – singled out for her efforts. Bradley Cooper – who plays the object of her character's misguided affections – was spared by most of the critics.
Perhaps Cooper can coast on the stunning success of "The Hangover." Bullock started off the summer with her own smash hit comedy – "The Proposal." She could well land her third Golden Globe nod for lead actress in a comedy/musical for that frothy film. But Bullock is just as likely to contend at the Razzie Awards for this belabored Labor Day weekend release.
The movie merits an unlucky 13 at Meta Critic based on 22 reviews. Six of those critics rated the film an absolute zero and only one of them -- from Toronto's Globe and Mail -- scored "All About Steve" above 50. And with Rotten Tomatoes not including that Canadian critic in their survey, "All About Steve" was not found to be "fresh" by any of the 46 reviewers.
Claudia Puig of USA Today called the film "thuddingly unfunny" while Robert Abele in the Los Angeles Times rated "All About Steve," as a "dippy clunker." And with Bullock on board as producer as well as lead, Manohla Dargis of the New York Times noted, "She’s the mistress of her own misfortune."
Bullock is already a three-time loser with the Razzies. She was nominated as worst supporting actress for "Demolition Man" in 1993 but lost to Faye Dunaway ("The Temp"). In 1997, she earned two nods for the ill-fated "Speed 2" losing worst actress to "G.I. Jane" star Demi Moore and worst couple (with Jason Patric) to "Double Team" co-stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dennis Rodman. Will fourth time be the charm?
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I hope she won't win the razzie because she is a good actress.
Posted by: Laia | September 17, 2009 at 02:18 PM
Sandra had no business being nominated for a Razzie for Demolition Man, which goes to prove that awards group is as full of BS as all the others...the fact that they haven't "honored" Spike Lee for his last few stinker bombs is proof negative of that...
Posted by: Razzies blow | September 06, 2009 at 11:06 AM
Martin Lawrence is by FAR a WORSE actor than any of the people you mentioned (yes, even Sandler), so why don't you WAKE UP to that fact?
Posted by: hey not me | September 06, 2009 at 11:03 AM
I thought it was a good movie. I think that the people who haven't enjoyed it went thinking it was going to be like "something about Mary" . It definitely isn't. I think it does a great job of portraying someone who isn't one of the "popular" people on a journey to self acceptance. I laughed all the way through it & went home thinking. . .a good value for my money
Posted by: Beth Evans | September 05, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Sandra Bullock is in the same class as Adam Sandler, Will Farrell, and a few others - the class of I REFUSE TO SEE them in any film! They try too hard and are Totally Unfunny!
Posted by: notonme | September 04, 2009 at 04:44 PM
Just saw it. DUMB!!!
Wish I had read your review prior to attending. I already emailed some friends and told them NOT to waste their money.
Posted by: Linda | September 04, 2009 at 02:23 PM
haven't seen the film, so I won't comment on it. However, I love "Demolition Man" when viewed as a comedy & Sandra was wonderful in it as a misguided '80's enthuiast. Watch "Demolition Man" as a comedy (not an action film) & it is really quite entertaining.
Posted by: TORRENCE5 | September 04, 2009 at 12:36 PM