Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Apr 13, 2026 2/4

D.E.B.S. stands for "Discipline. Energy. Beauty. Strength." But it might as well stand for "Daft. Earnest. Banal. Sophomoric."

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Alyx Vesey Bitch Media Jan 11, 2021

As much as D.E.B.S. was a passion project for [filmmaker Angela] Robinson... it is foremost a fun, silly action comedy about sends up Charlie's Angels.

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Andrea Thompson A Reel of One's Own Oct 8, 2020

The action sequences tend to lack urgency and suspense, and they're actually rather boring. The love story is the interesting part, and it's both a product of its time and ahead of it

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Mark Lukenbill Screen Slate Jun 12, 2019

As with the majority of the most eminently watchable films of that period, sometimes it is best not to ask 'how good,' but rather 'how gay.'

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Nell Minow Common Sense Media Dec 22, 2010 2/5

Cartoonish Charlie's Angels with lesbians.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009

Never really amounts to anything comedic or entertaining.

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David Noh Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

Pretty disarming overall, and has a nicely satiric edge to it.

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Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com Oct 22, 2006 2.5/4

A fun, fast-paced action comedy that makes up for most of its shortcomings with sheer enthusiasm.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid Dec 2, 2005 2.5/4

It still has some of the fun jokes and the carefree, slam-bang premise, but lacks the punch of its predecessor.

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Todd R. Ramlow PopMatters Jul 29, 2005

It's corny, clichd, and often an absolute hoot.

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Donald Munro Fresno Bee Jun 17, 2005 C+

It's campy, but it isn't a camp classic.

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Phil Villarreal Arizona Daily Star Jun 8, 2005 2.5/4

With the fun, nonstop momentum of a Saturday morning cartoon, D.E.B.S. makes you forgive most of its shortcomings.

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David Cornelius eFilmCritic.com Jun 5, 2005 1/5

It wants to be funny, or, failing that, at least fun, and yet it is neither.

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Stephen Hunter Washington Post May 20, 2005

It's so spoofy it's difficult to call 'good' or even 'bad'; just say it's smooth.

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Luke Y. Thompson Los Angeles CityBeat Apr 8, 2005

The material feels stretched thin over feature length, and indeed, it was a short film first and should've stayed that way

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Peter Debruge Premiere Magazine Apr 5, 2005 1/4

Works perfectly well as a 10-minute short film (with four of those minutes consumed by the opening and closing credits), but flunks out as a 91-minute feature.

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Todd Gilchrist IGN Apr 1, 2005 1.5/5

Charlie's Angels written as a teen comedy and re-enacted by Barbie dolls.

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Angela Baldassarre Sympatico.ca Mar 31, 2005

A funky cast and promising send-up material of girl-power films can't save D.E.B.S.

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JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Mar 29, 2005 5/10

...lacks in energy, top-notch humor and ultimately...a story...

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Kurt Loder MTV Mar 29, 2005 3/5

[A] cheering reminder of what can be done by clever people with a small budget and a lot of enthusiasm.

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