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Flawless
1999 112 min United States of America R 16+
★6.1
Comedy, Drama, Crime
Director: Joel Schumacher
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Description
An ultraconservative police officer suffers a debilitating stroke and is assigned to a rehabilitative program that includes singing lessons - with the drag queen next door.
Budget:
$15M
US Gross:
$4.49M
Worldwide:
$4.49M
Starring
Robert De Niro
Actor
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Actor
Barry Miller
Actor
Awards
Screen Actors Guild Awards 2000
— Best Actor
Key opinion
Flawless is widely regarded as a character-driven drama defined by the exceptional chemistry and performances of its leads, Robert De Niro and Philip Seymour Hoffman. While the premise is occasionally viewed as unoriginal or tonally uneven, the film is praised for its humanistic approach to challenging social stereotypes.
| Acting | Philip Seymour Hoffman delivers an immersive and transformative performance that elevates the entire production. | |
| Theme | The unconventional central duo effectively challenges audience biases and depicts the growth of an unlikely friendship with humanity. | |
| Acting | Robert De Niro offers a compelling and tragic portrayal of a prideful man forced to reconcile with his own limitations. | |
| Pacing | The film's visual and narrative tone divides viewers, with some appreciating its grit and lack of Hollywood gloss, while others find the dark aesthetic and slow progression tedious. | |
| Screenplay | Opinions on the screenplay are split between those who find the premise a poignant exploration of shifting sympathies and those who view it as a derivative or lackluster story that fails to be fully rescued by the acting. |