Plantiana Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Odelecol Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

nadiatownshend I will start by saying RIP Phillip Seymour Hoffman - his acting talents were magnificent and we truly lost a special person. Every one of his films is acted with passion and dedication and "Flawless" is no different. He is special in this and his portrayal of the fierce drag queen is tender and heartfelt whilst also being fierce and powerful. Robert De Niro is of course brilliant in his role and really did an incredible job playing a stroke survivor - that is no easy feat and he has put his all in to every movement and every word spoken. This film should be watched for the acting talent and energy of these two actors alone as well as the character study of two very interesting people who find themselves with unique challenges to face in life. The cinematography is not top notch (the film was made in '99 so it does have a rustic quality) but it's perfectly fine. The focus here is on the characters, colourful and frantically trying to find connections in a difficult world. They are flawed in some ways through sheer stubborness or quick tempers but they aren't all that different when it comes down to it - they are both flawed in similar ways and maybe that's why their friendship works. It doesn't feel forced - it grows naturally and their chemistry is on fire. I loved this film - it depicts the world of drag queens wonderfully and the difficulties members of the LGBT community faced in the 90's. For the time it was made I applaud it - it hasn't tried to sugar coat anything and it has thrust us in to a layered and colourful and magical environment. Loved it loved it loved it .It's on Netflix UK right now so watch it.

larapha I found the problem with Flawless the same I find in most Hollywood's films: too much rules in the story. To make the film entertainable, Hollywood producers do not open hand of rules, this case being the subplot where gangsters try to recuperate money stolen from their drug dealing (among others). The film itself is an actor's film. I won't share the plot once more, but it deals with the approximation of two worlds: that of the retired cop (Robert the Niro) with impaired speaking to a drag queen (Phillip Seymor Hoffman) that know the basics of singing, who will help him with his voice. Around the two the film stands, and that's the sole meaning of its existence. The growth of both characters it's what most justify the film, that becomes a pleasurable within being in the hands of this two sacred monsters of cinema.

Toadinthehole Pure cartoon from start to finish where violence is all bugs bunny's bouncy castle and ham acting rules OK. Made for straights and not to be taken seriously. Dated 80's feel which I liked.The main actors had good support while the script played havoc with their sequins and wigs.Only Hollywood can make these sort of films that rely on one cliché after another, but that was the point I suppose.Silly films can be fun. This was such a film. Trashy fun.Never have I seen a stomach punched so hard. Was she winded? NO. Pure cartoon. Enjoy it as such but beware if you try to get serious.

Martin Bradley There is no greater actor working today than Philip Seymour Hoffmann and now he has won the Oscar for "Capote" maybe the rest of the world will acknowledge the fact. That he wasn't nominated for "Flawless" will always remain one of the great mysteries of the movies. He's a New York drag queen teaching stroke victim Robert De Niro speech therapy and his performance is a life-lesson in the art of acting. He raises what would otherwise be an enjoyable. if minor, tale of a mismatched friendship into something close to essential. De Niro, too, is superb. I have always felt that playing someone with a disability is prone to Ham-a-Lot but De Niro is far too good an actor for that.It is a very likable movie but it is also very sentimental. De Niro is miraculously cured of his homophobia when he has a stroke while the drag queen are all just a bunch of pussycats. There is a sub-plot about some stolen money that turns the latter part of the film into something of a thriller, though not a very convincing one. There is no sense of danger; you know things are going to end happily. Schumacher is far from being a great director but he does make very good genre pictures.