What follows is a series of brief sketches in which Fraser gets to flex his comedic muscles: after wishing to be rich and powerful, he finds himself as

a Colombian drug lord; in another, he’s the “most sensitive man in the world,” who breaks down into helpless fits of sobbing every time he gazes at the sunset; in still another, he’s a famous basketball player of great stature who finds himself somewhat, er, lacking in other areas of his anatomy. There’s always a catch, of course, to each wish he’s given.

Both Hurley and Fraser are having a great time, it’s plain to see, and there’s enough broadly comic material here to make anyone laugh a handful of times. But there’s a slightness and inconsequentiality to Bedazzled that makes it little more than a string of loosely-connected skits. (It’s hard to believe this was directed by the same man who brought us the already-classic Groundhog Day, a movie I would happily recommend to anyone, anywhere, any time.) Elliot is a completely different character in each skit, so there’s no sense that this is the same lovable dork merely inhabiting different bodies. Bedazzled is as fun and meaningless and disposable as a cheap party favor.