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Flawless
Comedy · Drama · Crime · 1999
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.
Movie details
Flawless
“Nobody's perfect. Everybody's flawless.”
1999 Comedy · Drama · Crime 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Flawless?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Joel Schumacher
Written by
Joel Schumacher
Robert De Niro
Walt Koontz
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Rusty
Barry Miller
Leonard Wilcox
Chris Bauer
Jacko
Skipp Sudduth
Tommy
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Cha-Cha
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Nashom Benjamin
Amazing Grace
Court is in session
Put Flawless on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Adrenaline Seeker
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.