Crimes of Fashion Reviews
Crimes of Fashion
Brooke (Kaley Cuoco, The Big Bang Theory) dreams about making it big as a designer, but at her fashion school, she’s definitely in the bargain basement of cliques. Popular, polished fashion diva Candace (Megan Fox, Transformers) takes every opportunity to needle her frumpy rival, but when Brooke inherits the family business from a grandfather she never knew, she hilariously skyrockets from nobody to mob boss. With the help of her two best friends and a sharply dressed mobster (Dominic Chianese, The Sopranos), Brooke becomes the most popular girl at school and falls for a cute student who’s actually an undercover FBI agent!
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Family Fare,
Although this movie was copyrighted 2004 it was just released on DVD this year. It apparently started out as a made-for-TV movie. Kaley Cuoco has the lead role as a studious but unglamorous student at “Fashion University”, Brooke Taylor (how good is that for a name in clothing fashion?) who soon learns that her grandfather, recently deceased, was a mob boss who left the family business to her. A variety of plots ensue and intersect: whether or not her two closest friends at school (like her, they are not in the in-crowd) will still accept her once they learn the truth; what happens to the super-bitchy and glamorous Candace (Megan Fox) who wants to expose Brooke’s secret mob-connected identity and get her expelled; the FBI agent assigned to take down the new, female mob boss and all her family who falls for her; the rival mob boss who wants to take over her turf; and what really happened to her grandfather. The acting is frequently a bit over-the-top. The “mob” is totally sanitized and seems pretty harmless. There is no swearing, no sex scenes, no violence–this is really family fare, and if it were rated, could probably get a “G”. It’s a comedy with a bit of love story thrown in. The overall quality is compatible with a made-for-TV movie. My wife & I both gave it a “C”. However it’s harmless entertainment and there are some laughs here and there. If you didn’t see this on TV and you enjoy this sort of thing, then you may enjoy this on DVD. There are subtitles; however there are no special features except one trailer on the DVD version.
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|Fashion with Passion,
Story nearly predictable but fun. The underdog issue who climbs to success always welcome these days. Actress Kaley Cuoco refreshingly funny. Great entertainment for those rainy days.
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|Feel good family fun,
If you are a fan of Kaley Cuoco and wholesome goodness then this is for you! No sex scenes, swearing or violence ( which is saying something considering it is a film supposedly about the mob!) It is well acted and cheesy but pretty harmless. No thinking required!
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