Brendan Fraser (“The Mummy”, “George of the Jungle”) and Liz Hurley (“Austin Powers: International Man Of Mystery”) star in the 2000 remake of “Bedazzled”. The original came out in the 60s with Dudley Moore (“Arthur”) and Raquel Welch (“Myra Breckinridge”). This remake is a movie that sounds good on paper but it severely misfires in reality.

Elliot Richards (Fraser) is a socially awkward guy that irritates his co-workers and gets ignored by his crush, Alison (Frances O’Connor “Timeline”). The Devil (Hurley) offers Elliot the chance to turn his life around by granting him 7 wishes so that she can have his soul. Elliot tries his best to use the wishes to get the girl he wants but it turns out that nothing is as good as it first appears.

Fraser looks completely lost at times during this movie. His character gets thrown into lots of weird and wild situations and the actor just really seems to struggle to know what to do. I don’t really blame as the script is all over the place. Hurley is clearly having fun with the role. The film really just feels like an excuse for her to pose around in various sexy outfits while teasing the goofy Brendan Fraser. The other characters are disappointing.

Hurley is fun to watch as the Devil but the rest of the movie is just underwhelming. A lot of the gags are not that funny, some of the special effects are awful and some sequences just come across as weird. The part where Fraser gets to become a basketball player just looks so unsettling as he’s turned into a really tall guy. I can’t compare it to the original because I’ve not seen the 60s version but from what I hear, it’s far better than this. Skip “Bedazzled” and just stick to “George of the Jungle” if you want laughs from Fraser.