Shortcut to Happiness

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Shortcut to Happiness

PG-13

Released Jul 13, 2007

1h 45m

Comedy

Drama

Fantasy

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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.

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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

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Scott Foundas

Variety

Baldwin, like so many thesp-helmers, lacks an instinctive sense of how to place and move the camera.

Jul 12, 2007

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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

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Josh Bell

Las Vegas Weekly

Awkwardly paced, indifferently acted and laughably hokey.

Rated: 1.5/5

Jul 12, 2007

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Timothy T

Great cast but terrible execution of the script. Had high hopes for this movie but it turned out to be a dud.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/17/24

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Mike C

You try to watch and can’t believe with all these intriguing beautiful talented actors, that something released to the public could be so horrible. The end credits song makes you feel the same as the entire movie did watching.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/30/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bez Stone

Dan Aykroyd

Julius Johnson

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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
Producer: Adam M. Stone, David Glasser, Alec Baldwin, Jonathan Cornick
Screenwriter: Peter Dexter, Bill Condon, Nancy Cassaro
Distributor: Yari Film Group
Production Co: Yari Film Group, Splendid Pictures, Miracle Entertainment, El Dorado Pictures, E1 Entertainment
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
Runtime: 1h 45m

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