The frustrating thing about D.E.B.S. is that there is a ghost of a interesting idea here: Take four hot co-eds, stick them in school-girl uniforms, claim they are part of a secret spy group and have them fight crime. Okay, it's not "Gone With the Wind," but I'm with you so far.
Unfortunately, the good ideas stop right there. The script seems only half written, as if somehow an early draft got shot instead of the finished one. And second rate directing and acting do very little to improve matters.
So much comedic potential is wasted. For instance, Amy's speech at the Endgame celebration should have been a very, very funny bit with all sorts of double-entendres: "She held me in bondage!" "She used handcuffs!" "My heart was pounding the whole time!" It's supposed to be a comedy, right? But no, we don't get anything like this. Unfortunately, I just spent more energy coming up with funny lines than the writers of this movie did.
The worst problem with the "D.E.B.S.", however, is the villain. A movie such as this lives or dies with the effectiveness of its villain, and I'm afraid this one dies. I mean, Jordana Brewster as a global criminal mastermind? Please. I'd have trouble buying her as a playground bully. She is nothing more here than a giggly teenager.
Think what a somewhat older, slightly more mature (dare I say "better"?) actress could have done with the role of Lucy Diamond. How about Parker Posey? Or Christina Ricci? I suppose the makers of this movie couldn't afford such talent and so we were given Jordana Brewster instead. Too bad.
There may be a narrow demographic group who will enjoy this movie. Giggly teen-aged girls interested in seeing a rather tame lesbian love affair might actually get a kick out of "D.E.B.S." But if you don't fit into that category: Don't Even Bother. Seriously.
Unfortunately, the good ideas stop right there. The script seems only half written, as if somehow an early draft got shot instead of the finished one. And second rate directing and acting do very little to improve matters.
So much comedic potential is wasted. For instance, Amy's speech at the Endgame celebration should have been a very, very funny bit with all sorts of double-entendres: "She held me in bondage!" "She used handcuffs!" "My heart was pounding the whole time!" It's supposed to be a comedy, right? But no, we don't get anything like this. Unfortunately, I just spent more energy coming up with funny lines than the writers of this movie did.
The worst problem with the "D.E.B.S.", however, is the villain. A movie such as this lives or dies with the effectiveness of its villain, and I'm afraid this one dies. I mean, Jordana Brewster as a global criminal mastermind? Please. I'd have trouble buying her as a playground bully. She is nothing more here than a giggly teenager.
Think what a somewhat older, slightly more mature (dare I say "better"?) actress could have done with the role of Lucy Diamond. How about Parker Posey? Or Christina Ricci? I suppose the makers of this movie couldn't afford such talent and so we were given Jordana Brewster instead. Too bad.
There may be a narrow demographic group who will enjoy this movie. Giggly teen-aged girls interested in seeing a rather tame lesbian love affair might actually get a kick out of "D.E.B.S." But if you don't fit into that category: Don't Even Bother. Seriously.