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Evil Is Sexy TRS; this has become an objective, in-universe trope.
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* EvilIsSexy: Creator/ElizabethHurley is very sexy indeed, however, she turns out to not be truly evil.
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* ValuesDissonance: The wish that makes Elliot an author makes him brilliant, charming, successful and handsome -- only for the joke to make him gay and living with a male partner. In modern eras of increased LGBTQIA+ issues, awareness and representation framing being gay as a joke wouldn't go over well.
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* MemeticMutation: Few scenes got their second life as reaction macros - most notably the overly emotional Elliot crying at the sunset.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: As covered on the main page under BrokenAesop, the moral about Elliot using his wishes to make himself more successful and earn Allison's love never worked because the Devil is a JackassGenie who gives him what he wants and then contrives a reason for him to lose Allison that he overlooked. While the film's moral regarding Allison doesn't hold water, it ''does'' still present an important message. No matter what Elliot wished for, no matter how carefully he thought it through, and no matter how well it turned out in some regards, he always ended up losing Allison and revoked the wish solely for that reason. The film thus presents the aesop that everyone has flaws and problems in their lives, no matter how successful or happy they may seem. Having a genie (or Devil) who can grant wishes is nice, but it comes down to how ''you'' deal with your flaws and problems, and you should work to improve the things you can change and learn to accept the things you can't. Just because you can't have the perfect life you want doesn't mean you can't have a ''happy'' life.
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* AlternateAesopInterpretation: As covered on the main page under BrokenAesop, the The moral about Elliot using his wishes to make himself more successful and earn Allison's love never worked because the Devil is a JackassGenie who gives him what he wants and then contrives a reason for him to lose Allison that he overlooked. While the film's moral regarding Allison doesn't hold water, it ''does'' still present an important message. No matter what Elliot wished for, no matter how carefully he thought it through, and no matter how well it turned out in some regards, he always ended up losing Allison and revoked the wish solely for that reason. The film thus presents the aesop that everyone has flaws and problems in their lives, no matter how successful or happy they may seem. Having a genie (or Devil) who can grant wishes is nice, but it comes down to how ''you'' deal with your flaws and problems, and you should work to improve the things you can change and learn to accept the things you can't. Just because you can't have the perfect life you want doesn't mean you can't have a ''happy'' life.
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* EvilIsSexy: PlayedWith. Creator/ElizabethHurley is very sexy indeed, however, she turns out to not be truly evil.
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* EvilIsSexy: PlayedWith. Creator/ElizabethHurley is very sexy indeed, however, she turns out to not be truly evil.
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* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: At the end of the film, the Devil explicitly states that she's there to see "lawyers; clients of mine."
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: If you've sought this film out, it's more than likely because of Creator/ElizabethHurley whose at the peak of her sexiness here.
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*HollywoodHomely: Elliot laments several times that he wishes he were better-looking, while being played by Brendan Fraser at the peak of his Hollywood heartthrob status.
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* MagnificentBitch: [[{{Satan}} The Devil]] herself is a [[HotAsHell sultry wish-granter]] who seduces humans into surrendering their immortal souls [[DealWithTheDevil in exchange]] for their grandest desires. The Devil has successfully conned mortals for thousands of years and millions of souls, always maintaining a chipper, likable attitude even through her many years of evil doing. Manipulating Elliot into being her latest victim under promise for a set amount of wishes, the Devil tricks him into making a variety of requests that she always [[JackassGenie corrupts or twists]] in some manner, forcing Elliot to consistently waste his wishes. Even though Elliot winds up doing the impossible and getting out of his contract with the Devil by showing his willingness to perform a HeroicSacrifice, the Devil faces her undoing with nothing but grace and respect for Elliot, and continues her ages-long chess game against God himself for the soul of humanity.
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* AssPull: The movie made no mention of [[spoiler:a selfless wish letting you keep your soul]] until Elliot makes one at the end.
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* AssPull: The movie made no mention of [[spoiler:a selfless wish letting you keep your soul]] until Elliot makes one at the end. Though we were briefly shown that there is a lot of clauses on the contract that are made in fine print...
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: The film was premiered on the Russian TNT channel on February 26, 2010. In the film, the Devil mentions that Elliot should hurry up with his final wish, as she has "an earthquake in Chile". The next day, there was a powerful earthquake in Chile.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: The film was premiered on the Russian TNT channel on February 26, 2010. In the film, the Devil mentions that Elliot should hurry up with his final wish, as she has "an earthquake in Chile". The next day, there was a powerful earthquake in Chile.
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* AcceptableTargets: At the end of the film, the Devil explicitly states that she's there to see "lawyers; clients of mine."
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* AcceptableTargets: AcceptableProfessionalTargets: At the end of the film, the Devil explicitly states that she's there to see "lawyers; clients of mine."
