From director Harold Ramis, the man behind such well-liked comedies as Animal House, Caddyshack, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day, comes Bedazzled.

Based on Peter Cook's light-hearted 1967 comedy starring Dudley Moore, the film is set in modern-day San Francisco, where we meet Elliot (Fraser), a "sad, desperate, pathetic loser."

We all know someone like Elliot - a harmless person with no social skills who works too hard to get on with others and ends up the butt of jokes as a result.

Early on in the movie, we learn that Elliot has fallen depressingly deep in love with Alison, a female colleague with whom he's only spoken to once!

Needless to say, she's hardly aware of his existence but when a certain lady in red (Hurley) overhears his blurb about giving "anything" to be with Alison, the fun begins.

The mysterious lady in question goes by many aliases - her favourite of which, we learn as she hands Elliot her business card, is "The Devil".

Anxious to obtain Alison's attention, Elliot strikes a deal with Satan, a surprisingly seductive woman with a wicked sense of humour.

In exchange for Elliot's soul, the femme fatale will grant him seven wishes, his first of which is an obvious choice; He asks to be rich, powerful and married to Alison.

But he soon learns to be careful what to wish for, as he's transformed overnight into a Colombian drug lord.

This sets the trend as one after another his wishes go ever so slightly but crucially awry, turning each of Elliot's new lives into a living hell.

We're left to wonder whether or not he'll ever get his girl or if he'll be damned to the fiery depths of the devil's domain for all eternity.

Dominic Bloch