Fresh
Adds up to somewhat less than the sum of its parts, but the parts are often delightful, particularly when Ms. Seidelman keeps them moving at a sufficiently furious pace.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Making Mr. Right
A man with a good warranty is hard to find.
1987 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Directed by
Susan Seidelman
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Making Mr. Right
Overview
When image consultant Frankie Stone is hired by a tech company to teach a scientist’s “Ulysses Robot” how to be a man, she winds up developing very real feelings for the faux human.
Director and cast
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46%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Screenwriters Floyd Byars and Laurie Frank's flapjack-flat characters meander through a slack plot that aims to address love between life-forms.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
Fresh
A smart, quick witted, wicked and genuinely funny movie.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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