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      Shortcut to Happiness

      PG-13 Released Jul 13, 2007 1 hr. 45 min. Comedy Drama Fantasy List
      Reviews 43% 10,000+ Ratings Audience Score Bez Stone (Alec Baldwin) is in the midst of the worst day of his life: His manuscript has been rejected by Daniel Webster (Anthony Hopkins) ; he has lost his job, and he's broke. After accidentally killing an elderly woman with his typewriter, Bez makes a desperate bargain with a sexy devil (Jennifer Love Hewitt) for 10 years of success. Then things really go to hell. Read More Read Less Watch on Peacock Stream Now

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      Carlos I It's a groaner. It lacks any kind of charm or wit to keep your attention for any amount of time. And boy oh boy Jennifer Love Hewitt bad as the devil... Oof! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not a bad or original premise . Comedy could have been stronger and kept it rolling 2.4 Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 04/04/23 Full Review Audience Member This movie first and foremost lacks soul, pun intended. The story is a poor spin off of Bedazzled, yet done with little interest and comitment by the actors and director. Everything about this movie lacks energy and sense. The lack of commitment by everyone involved is simply horrendous. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review michelle l Could have been a great one. Hewitt was not the right fit. This is the titanic; She is the iceberg. Kim Cattrall would have been better. They should have switched their roles. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review nilufer e Well, the movie had some good lessons but it wasn't enjoyable. Mainly because of the tiny and uninteresting devil for whom Jennifer Love Hewitt wasn't the right pick. Other than that it was okay. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Really needs to be seen to understand how bad this is. Poorly directed, edited, written, shot...you name it. Even the great Anthony Hopkins can't rescue this mess...then again, it doesn't look as if he's trying all that hard either. There's a reason this sat on the shelf for years....it's a total catastrophe. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Lou Lumenick New York Post Has to be seen to be believed -- a very rare case of a movie that's such an utter train wreck you can't stop watching. Rated: 1/4 Jul 13, 2007 Full Review Scott Foundas Variety Baldwin, like so many thesp-helmers, lacks an instinctive sense of how to place and move the camera. Jul 12, 2007 Full Review Erik Childress eFilmCritic.com Much of the fault can be distributed to Hewitt's performance which has neither the zing nor the menace to effectively sell us that she has any credible advantage over heavyweights like Baldwin and Hopkins. Rated: 2/4 Jul 12, 2007 Full Review Josh Bell Las Vegas Weekly Awkwardly paced, indifferently acted and laughably hokey. Rated: 1.5/5 Jul 12, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Bez Stone (Alec Baldwin) is in the midst of the worst day of his life: His manuscript has been rejected by Daniel Webster (Anthony Hopkins) ; he has lost his job, and he's broke. After accidentally killing an elderly woman with his typewriter, Bez makes a desperate bargain with a sexy devil (Jennifer Love Hewitt) for 10 years of success. Then things really go to hell.
      Director
      Alec Baldwin
      Executive Producer
      Jeff G. Waxman, Brian Avery, Craig Darian, Bob Yari, Scott G. Stone, Jason Zelin
      Screenwriter
      Peter Dexter, Bill Condon, Nancy Cassaro
      Distributor
      Yari Film Group
      Production Co
      E1 Entertainment, Miracle Entertainment, El Dorado Pictures, Splendid Pictures
      Rating
      PG-13 (Language|Sexual Content)
      Genre
      Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jul 13, 2007, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 11, 2018
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